Bookshop
Introduction
There are a number of valuable irrigation publications available for purchase through Irrigation Australia Limited. The following pages provide short reviews and cost details for the publications available. Publications may be purchased by cheque, credit card or Direct Debit. Once payment is received goods will be posted. Catch cans and IAL caps can also be purchased.
For further information please contact Mary-Anne Stewart on (02) 9476 0142 or email the Bookshop at maryanne.stewart@irrigation.org.au
All prices include GST. An ORDER FORM can be downloaded at left.
Titles and Items Available (details are shown below):
- Australian Pipe Friction Handbook
- Australian Pump Technical Handbook
- Best Practice Manual for the Rehabilitation of Horticulture Irrigation Infrastructure
- Border Check Irrigation: Design Guidelines
- Catch Cans
- Code of Practice for Agricultural Irrigation
- Drip and Micro-irrigation for Trees, Vines, and Row Crops
- Growing Crops with Reclaimed Wastewater
- Guidelines for Ring Tank Storages - 2nd Edition
- Irrigation 5th Edition
- Irrigation Australia Baseball Cap
- Learner Guides for the Irrigation Qualifications
- Pump Basics
- Soil Water Monitoring - 2nd Edition
- SPACE Pro (Sprinkler Profile And Coverage Evaluation) Software
- Standard Irrigation Contract
- The Surface Irrigation Manual
- Turf Irrigation Manual
- Urban Irrigation Best Management Practices
- Out of the Scientist's Garden
Australian Pipe Friction Handbook
Australian Pump Manufacturers Association - A valuable handbook of Hydraulic Friction Tables published by the Australian Pump Manufacturers Association with essential information for the use of engineers, designers and others concerned with the most efficient design and operation of fluid control systems using pumps, valves and pipelines. The tables provide an easy reference source of friction loss. Wherever possible figures are derived from information contained in Australian Standards.
$84.00; Members $77.00
Australian Pump Technical Handbook
Australian Pump Manufacturers Association - A technical handbook published by the Australian Pump Manufacturers Association, produced to assist all pump users in creating a technically sound pump environment. Covers definitions, pump classifications, pump materials, pump characteristics, determination of system head, pump operation, pipe systems, intake design and pump installation and commissioning. A wealth of information in one volume and a valuable partner to the Australian Pipe Friction Handbook.
$77.00; Members $66.00
Best Practice Manual for the Rehabilitation of Horticulture Irrigation Infrastructure
A comprehensive and practical aid to all irrigation communities and utilities considering the rehabilitation of ageing infrastructure. Although intended for the irrigated horticulture industry, it is also applicable to any other form of irrigated farming enterprise, and focuses both on system wide and on-farm issues and concerns. It deals with the entire process of rehabilitation, starting with an innovative test of whether rehabilitation should even be contemplated and finishing with post construction monitoring of the effectiveness of the rehabilitation project. The Manual was developed by Stanton Associates Pty Ltd under a National Program for Irrigation Research & Development grant from the Land & Water Resources Research & Development Corporation.
$132.00
Border Check Irrigation: Design Guidelines
This volume represents the first formal attempt to draw together design practices for border check irrigation from all parts of Australia. The practices in these Design Guidelines have been collected from each State and recommend those recommended at a State level.
$22.00
Catch Cans
The IAL is selling catch cans for auditing all types of irrigation systems. This is the first time these have been manufactured in Australia. Discount for members. An order form can be downloaded at left.
Code of Practice for Agricultural Irrigation
A complaint often made about the irrigation industry is the lack of standards. Two recently released publications that describe an Australian code of practice for on-farm irrigation go a long way to remedying this situation for agricultural irrigation at least. The publications were part of a project to develop a code of practice for the Australian irrigation industry funded by the Irrigation Association of Australia, Murray-Darling Basin Commission and NSW Agriculture. The code of practice describes desirable practices and actions to undertake when developing a new irrigation system or redeveloping an existing one, given the current state of knowledge.
Two versions of the publication, called Australian Code of Practice for On-farm Irrigation, have been published. The first is a general edition which is designed for end-users such as irrigators and irrigation system managers, detailing guidelines for developing a new irrigation system or upgrading an existing one. It makes recommendations for planning, designing, installing and commissioning, and operating and maintaining an irrigation system. The second, larger, edition is designed for service providers. As well as the information in the general edition, it also includes a listing of standards as they apply to irrigation systems. These standards include those for water supply and storage, pumps, drainage pipes and fittings, and sprinklers, sprayer and emitters.
$22.00; Free to members
Drip and Microirrigation for Trees, Vines, and Row Crops (with special sections on buried drip)
by Charles M. Burt, PE, Ph.D., and Stuart W. Styles, PE - This book is targeted for people who need to know practical, technical details related to design, material selection, installation and management of drip and MicroIrrigation systems. The objective of this book is to help people shorten their "learning curve."
$143.00; Members $121
Growing Crops with Reclaimed Wastewater
This comprehensive work examines the fundamentals required for reclaimed water schemes to deliver sustainable farming operations that achieve the yield and quality of produce necessary for acceptance in the market.
NOW $130; Members $110
Guidelines for Ring Tank Storages - 2nd Edition
The second edition of Ring Tank Guidelines is now available. This new edition includes all of the information in the first edition on correct construction techniques, up-to-date information on management and maintenance plus a new section on responding to failure, both in the immediate and long term, should that be necessary.
$22.00
Irrigation 5th Edition
Published by the Irrigation Association (USA) - A comprehensive textbook (696 pages) placing special emphasis on water and energy conservation through design, operation and scheduling. The publication covers system use, system planning, soil-water-plant relationships, sprinkler patterns, hydraulics, pumping plants, agricultural and turf systems, environmental control, chemical application with sprinklers, installation, operations and maintenance, economics of irrigation, piping and drip systems. The standard text for the industry.
Note: this is a photocopy only as the original is out of print and the US are currently working on producing a 6th edition which will not be available for some time yet.
$66.00
Irrigation Australia Baseball Cap
Black baseball cap with IAL full-colour logo.
$30.00; Members $20.00
Learner Guides
Certificate II in Irrigation and Certificate III in Irrigation - Irrigation Australia has developed a set of 13 learning guides, providing for the first time, quality reference material for irrigation training. The guides cover all the irrigation related competencies at AQF Level 2 and 3 in the new Rural Production Training Package. The Learning Guides were developed in a project managed by Alison Carmichael of Naturally Resourceful and funded by the NSW Department of Education & Training. Each learning guide is accompanied by both a trainers’ guide and an assessment guide and all 39 documents have been put on an easy-to-use CD. An index provides links to each document. You can download a List of the Contents of the CDs and a sample learner guide at left.
CDROM available for $150
Certificate IV in Irrigation and Diploma in Irrigation - Irrigation Australia has also developed a set of learning guides, providing, for the first time, quality reference material for irrigation training. The guides cover the irrigation related competencies at AQF Level 4 and 5 in the new Rural Production Training Package. The Learning Guides were developed in a project managed by Alison Carmichael of Naturally Resourceful and funded by the NSW Department of Education and Training. Each level also has a trainers’ guide and together with the RPL guide all the documents have been put on an easy-to-use CD. An index provides links to each document. You can download a List of the Contents of the CDs and a sample learner guide at left.
CDROM available for $110
Trainers purchasing the CDs may print multiple copies of the relevant guides for students. However, the material is copyright and the CD may not be copied or distributed. Reduced rates for multiple copies are available.
Pump Basics
If you are into Pumps you must have Pump Basics. Most pump literature is produced for professional engineers. Pump Basics is aimed specifically at the person who sells, installs and services pumping equipment such as trades people, technicians, consultants and students, distributors, contractors and installation personnel. It makes an ideal training manual. Pump Basics is written and published in Australia and is a daily use, self teaching reference source which provides basic pump principles. Emphasis is on data in the form of graphics, tables, charts and formulae and other visual representations.
$33.00; Members $22.00
Soil Water Monitoring - 2nd Edition
by P Charlesworth CSIRO/CRC Irrigation Futures Soil Water Monitoring brings together information on current equipment and techniques for measuring and monitoring soil water status, extending to their use as controllers in automatic irrigation systems. The main part of the package focuses on equipment with agents and backup within Australia. The hub of the publication is a collection of tables summarising the main product features. This enables product features to be compared quickly. As well as technical data, there is also commercial information on suppliers, contact details, availability and price (accurate at October 2004). Case studies from personal experience and from the literature provide further insight into the advantages and limitations of each device in relation to its potential applications.
$33.00; Members $28.00
SPACE Pro (Sprinkler Profile And Coverage Evaluation) Software
SPACE Pro is a powerful analytical tool giving irrigation designers the ability to evaluate and compare sprinkler designs. SPACE Pro allows designers to place sprinkler heads in almost any configuration and combination; calculate the uniformity and then display the coverage using actual sprinkler test data. Designers can make economic comparisons of different sprinkler layouts to assess the feasibility of upgrading an existing system or choosing a new system. To read more about SPACE Pro click here. Prices include shipping from USA and GST. Order form downloadable at left.
$700; Members $600
Standard Irrigation Contract – Members Only
The new, GST compatible, completely revised and updated Standard Irrigation Contract. The contract is a ready to go and covers all requirements of an irrigation design and/or installation job. Commencement of Work, Time for Completion, Provisional Sums, Progress Payments, Variations, Sub-contracting, Insurance and Disputes are all covered in easy to understand yet legally correct language. There is even a carbon copy for the purchaser and the contractor. Each document is individually numbered to allow you to keep track of all your contracts. Only available to IAL members!
$11.00 each or 10 for $88
The Surface Irrigation Manual
A Comprehensive Guide to Design and Operation of Surface Irrigation Systems by Charles M. Burt, PE, Ph.D. - This handbook explains design practices and proper system management to ensure maximum efficiency in surface irrigation systems. Topics covered include soil-plant-water relationships, salinity, surface irrigation methods, hydraulics, management variables, management concepts, design constraints, land grading, efficiencies, evaluation, calculations, piping, hardware and structures unique to surface irrigation, pumps, canals and ditches and fertigation.
$143.00; Members $121
Turf Irrigation Manual
by Richard Choate and Jim Watkins - A very well written, hard-bound design manual covering all aspects of turf and landscape irrigation. The preferred text at many colleges and universities and for the IAL's Certified Irrigation Designer (Landscape Turf Commercial) Program, it is a "must" for any irrigation professional's library.
$195.00; Members $175.00
Urban Irrigation Best Management Practices
Published by the Irrigation Association of Australia - In a first for the water industry in Australia, a national set of best practice guidelines for urban irrigation and home garden irrigation was developed in 2006. This major achievement for the industry is the result of a project funded by the Water Services Association of Australia and the Irrigation Association of Australia. The Guidelines come in two parts:
Urban Irrigation Best Management Practices
This publication is intended as a guide for the commercial irrigation sector (manufacturers, designers, installers and contractors) and for those who specify irrigation equipment and projects and develop regulations to do with urban irrigation (water authorities, State governments, local government, and managers of recreational turf). It details best management practice for designing, installing, maintaining, and operating irrigation systems in an urban setting. The aim of the publication is to define best management practices as a way of encouraging improved standards in the industry and a consistent approach national to the specification, design, installation and operation of irrigation systems. This will help to ensure that urban irrigation is as water efficient as possible.
$33.00; Members $22
Guide to Good Garden Watering
This 4-page publication is a simple reference for home gardeners and provides basic information about irrigating home gardens. It is not designed as a definitive publication, rather acts as a “starter” document with pointers to other sources of information, particularly for the more committed home gardener. This publication has been produced to provide a consistent set of introductory guidelines to garden irrigation that can be applied by any home gardener in Australia. Download your free copy of the Guide to Good Watering at left. (PDF 2.5MB).