65m3/h Drip Irrigation Pump System Vineyard

Scope

From my office in the Netherlands, Think Water Marlborough allowed me to design this drip irrigation pumping system that will irrigate a vineyard in New Zealand. They did a great job installing and commissioning it.

The vineyard has terraces at different heights, requiring high pressure (8 bar) for irrigating elevated areas and low pressure (3 bar) for lower terraces. A frequency controller works with the irrigation controller to automatically adjust the multistage pump's pressure based on which terrace is being irrigated. Cool project!

Project information

Head contractor: Think Water Marlborough

Location: Marlborough, New Zealand

System type: Drip Irrigation

Crop: Grapes

My role: Irrigation system engineering, the making of installation drawings, customer contact and financial project control.

Digital tools used: AutoCAD for installation drawings

Photos

Filtration unit.

Headworks drawing side view.