Evaluation of a fish-friendly self-cleaning horizontal irrigation screen using autonomous sensors
Abstract
Irrigation modernisation is booming globally because of the increasing demand on water and food. However, irrigation infrastructures can injure fish or entrain them into irrigation water. Screening is an effective method to mitigate fish entrainment. In this study, two autonomous sensor devices, developed and manufactured at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Sensor Fish and its miniaturised version, Sensor Fish Mini) were deployed to evaluate the physical and fish passage conditions of a unique horizontal, flat-plate fish and debris screen (known as the Farmers Screen) that was installed in Oregon, USA. Only 1 of the 27 Sensor Fish Mini releases had a severe acceleration event, whereas 0 of the 37 Sensor Fish releases had severe events. The rates of severe events and amplitudes of accelerations at the Farmers Screen were significantly lower than those at other hydraulic structures, including a fish-friendly surface weir that recorded nearly 100% fish survival. Overall, the results indicated that the Farmers Screens can provide safe downstream passage for fish at irrigation diversions. This study also demonstrated that the Sensor Fish technology, including Sensor Fish Mini, is a suitable technology for evaluating irrigation structures and providing important information for the development of sustainable irrigation.
- Authors:
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- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Charles Sturt Univ., Thurgoona, NSW (Australia)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1557677
- Report Number(s):
- PNNL-SA-143767
Journal ID: ISSN 1323-1650
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-76RL01830
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Marine and Freshwater Research
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 70; Journal ID: ISSN 1323-1650
- Publisher:
- CSIRO Publishing
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 47 OTHER INSTRUMENTATION
Citation Formats
Salalila, Aljon, Deng, Zhiqun Daniel, Martinez, Jayson J., Lu, Jun, and Baumgartner, Lee J. Evaluation of a fish-friendly self-cleaning horizontal irrigation screen using autonomous sensors. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1071/MF19194.
Salalila, Aljon, Deng, Zhiqun Daniel, Martinez, Jayson J., Lu, Jun, & Baumgartner, Lee J. Evaluation of a fish-friendly self-cleaning horizontal irrigation screen using autonomous sensors. United States. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19194
Salalila, Aljon, Deng, Zhiqun Daniel, Martinez, Jayson J., Lu, Jun, and Baumgartner, Lee J. Tue .
"Evaluation of a fish-friendly self-cleaning horizontal irrigation screen using autonomous sensors". United States. https://doi.org/10.1071/MF19194. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1557677.
@article{osti_1557677,
title = {Evaluation of a fish-friendly self-cleaning horizontal irrigation screen using autonomous sensors},
author = {Salalila, Aljon and Deng, Zhiqun Daniel and Martinez, Jayson J. and Lu, Jun and Baumgartner, Lee J.},
abstractNote = {Irrigation modernisation is booming globally because of the increasing demand on water and food. However, irrigation infrastructures can injure fish or entrain them into irrigation water. Screening is an effective method to mitigate fish entrainment. In this study, two autonomous sensor devices, developed and manufactured at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (Sensor Fish and its miniaturised version, Sensor Fish Mini) were deployed to evaluate the physical and fish passage conditions of a unique horizontal, flat-plate fish and debris screen (known as the Farmers Screen) that was installed in Oregon, USA. Only 1 of the 27 Sensor Fish Mini releases had a severe acceleration event, whereas 0 of the 37 Sensor Fish releases had severe events. The rates of severe events and amplitudes of accelerations at the Farmers Screen were significantly lower than those at other hydraulic structures, including a fish-friendly surface weir that recorded nearly 100% fish survival. Overall, the results indicated that the Farmers Screens can provide safe downstream passage for fish at irrigation diversions. This study also demonstrated that the Sensor Fish technology, including Sensor Fish Mini, is a suitable technology for evaluating irrigation structures and providing important information for the development of sustainable irrigation.},
doi = {10.1071/MF19194},
journal = {Marine and Freshwater Research},
number = ,
volume = 70,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Jul 16 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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