130749 20240131210810.0 doi 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.04.025 sideral 106442 ART-2018-106442 eng Morales-Hernández, M. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0001-6961-7250 Assessing zebra mussel colonization of collective pressurized irrigation networks through pressure measurements and simulations 2018 Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) colonies are becoming a real problem in pressurized irrigation networks. The zebra mussel infestation of the 45 Water Users Associations (WUAs) of the Riegos del Alto Aragón (RAA) irrigation project (121 thousand hectares located in northeastern Spain) was assessed during the period of 2013–2017. Maps of WUA infestation stages were produced. A survey of the WUAs made it possible to assess the relevance of certain structural and management practices in the control of zebra mussels. A method to monitor zebra mussel colonization of pressurized collective irrigation networks was presented. The method is based on the combination of pressure measurements at network hydrants and hydraulic simulations. Normalized pressure, estimated as the difference between simulated and observed pressure, should approach zero in all hydrants in a properly characterized, non-infested network. A positive normalized pressure can indicate the presence of zebra mussel colonies. The methodology was validated using two different test cases located in two RAA WUAs: the first case involved a discrete chemical treatment, while the second case was based on the analysis of three years of telemetry pressure data and remote operation of network hydrants. The existence of an infested reservoir upstream of the WUAs was the most likely source of zebra mussel colonization of the WUA pressurized networks in the RAA project. The desiccation and chemical treatment of the small WUA reservoirs was associated with pest control. The hybrid (measurement-simulation) methodology is able to characterize the presence of zebra mussel colonies in specific reaches of pressurized irrigation networks. Access copy available to the general public Unrestricted info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/EAFRD info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess by-nc-nd http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/es/ 3.542 2018 WATER RESOURCES 12 / 91 = 0.132 2018 Q1 T1 AGRONOMY 9 / 89 = 0.101 2018 Q1 T1 1.403 2018 Agronomy and Crop Science 2018 Q1 Water Science and Technology 2018 Q1 Soil Science 2018 Q1 Earth-Surface Processes 2018 Q1 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersion Playán, E. Gimeno, Y. Serreta, A. Universidad de Zaragoza (orcid)0000-0002-2864-0195 Zapata, N. 5001 600 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ciencia Tecnol.Mater.Fl. Área Mecánica de Fluidos 5002 305 Universidad de Zaragoza Dpto. Ingeniería Diseño Fabri. Área Expresión Gráfica en Ing. 204 (2018), 301-313 Agric. water manag. Agricultural Water Management 0378-3774 1708477 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130749/files/texto_completo.pdf Postprint 1576854 http://zaguan.unizar.es/record/130749/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon icon Postprint oai:zaguan.unizar.es:130749 articulos driver 2024-01-31-19:17:55 ARTICLE