CertaLok Yelomine Piping

 

Technology Benefits:

1. Builds drought resilience by reducing potable water demand up to 7% [1] through leak reduction during each irrigation cycle
   Reduces amount of irrigation water, which reduces potable water supplies (drinking water resources, including surface and groundwater
2. Supports electric reliability:
   • Reduces electric consumption (kWh) Product reduces energy consumption by reducing the charge up and charge down times of each irrigation cycle. As the time needed to pump a required amount of water is reduced, kWh savings are achieved.
   • Reduces electric demand (kW) – There is negligible kW impact from this technology
   • Increases renewable energy production – This system is not expected to increase renewable energy production
3. Reduces greenhouse gas emissions:
   • Production of “Integrated Distributed Energy Resources” (IDER: energy efficiency, demand reduction, distributed renewable energy production) all reduce greenhouse gas emissions:
   • Reducing electric use and electric demand reduce production and/or purchase of marginal electric resources, much of which is produced by natural gas.
   • Increasing production of distributed renewable energy reduces electric transmission losses and enhances ability to reliably integrate increasing quantities of intermittent renewable energy resources
4. Reduces ratepayer costs:
   • IDER reduces costs and risks to electric reliability, reducing electric costs for all ratepayers
   • Reduces costs of municipal water systems resulting from less groundwater pumping
   • Reduces costs of municipal wastewater system resulting from less wastewater being treated at the plant
5. Reduces regulatory and environmental risks:
   Alleviating aged wastewater collection and treatment infrastructure reduces frequency of regulatory permit violations and inadvertent discharge of untreated and/or nondisinfected wastewater effluent to the environment, reducing risks to people, animals and plants

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[1] Norum, E., A Study of Operating Efficiencies Comparing Aluminum Pipe Systems to Certa-Set PVC Irrigation Piping, The Center for Irrigation Technology California State University, Fresno, February 2004

[2] http://www.krwca.org/files/Reports/KRWCA%20Final%20Chanac%20Creek%20SQMP%20Update%20and%20Source%20ID%20-%20Submitted.pdf

 

 

Current Status

Certa-Lok Yelomine pipe is a widely adopted technology in California’s Central Valley. According to the Kern River Watershed Coalition Authority’s November 2016 Update, Yelomine piping is utilized by 66% of irrigators in the Chanac Creek region [2]. As 44% of irrigators have still not adopted this technology, there is potential to capture more water savings in the Ag sector.