Water Circularity for Controlled Environment Agriculture Operations
Webinar Details
When:
Sep 14, 2023 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:30 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT available.
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Presenter(s):
- Rob Eddy, Resource Efficiency Horticulturist, Resource Innovation Institute
- Dr. Paul Fisher, Professor and Extension Specialist/Floriculture, University of Florida
- Kip Pheil, National Energy Specialist, USDA NRCS Energy and Environmental Markets Technology Team, Portland, OR
- Dr. Rosa Raudales, Associate Professor in Horticulture & Greenhouse Extension Specialist, University of Connecticut
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1.5 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
Join us for this webinar during which we will discuss the key areas of water waste in CEA facilities and how to reduce or eliminate those streams; physical, chemical and biological water treatment technologies and their appropriate use; reducing reject water waste from membrane water purification; and capturing irrigation waste, HVAC condensate and rainwater for use in Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) facilities.
The authors of the recently published Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Water Circularity Best Practices Guide will provide an overview of how to design and operate water circularity systems in greenhouses and indoor farms. The Guide was recently published by Resource Innovation Institute as part of a USDA NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant funded project.
The CEA Water Circularity Best Practices Guide is a first-of-its-kind report in North America, and aims to help farm operators, utilities, ancillary product and service providers, and policymakers identify opportunities to advance agricultural water efficiency.
Topics to be addressed include:
- The economic rationale of water circularity;
- Ways to reduce irrigation system waste in evaporative cooling pads and reverse osmosis systems;
- The importance of building a culture of water conservation in your operations; and
- How existing pond structures can be adapted into floating wetlands that purify water.
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Science and Technology. Contact Jennifer Ryan, Science & Technology Training Library content manager, for more information about this webinar.
Audio is Computer Broadcast only | Live captions
NOTE: A "view" button will be available within one week of the live presentation date to access the on-demand recording of this webinar.
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