Events and Activities : Drainage School Scheduled for July 27-29, 2010

July 27-29, 2010 Borlaug Learning Center, Northeast Research and Demonstration Farm, Nashua, Iowa

Purpose of the Drainage School

To train stakeholders in sub-surface drainage concepts, planning and laying out drainage systems including surveying a profile, laying out the system, calculating tile line sizes and spacing using actual field data, making connections, and setting up drainage control structures, NRCS & IDDA regulatory considerations, and fixing common drainage system issues.

School format

This is a three-day school with each day including a combination of hands-on training, lecture and discussion, and problem solving using examples. By attending this school, participants will be able to plan and layout subsurface drainage systems and workout estimated project costs.

Who should attend

• drainage contractors
• professional engineers and consultants
• NRCS professionals
• county administrators
• landowners
• IDDA officials
• anyone interested in subsurface drainage design and maintenance

Registration and other information won’t be available until the first part of June. For now people can call the Benton County Extension Office at 319-472-4739 and we will start a call list and let people know the information when we receive it.