Irrigation
We incorporate a variety of irrigation systems, fitted to the well or spring supply. In-ground lines can be installed for permanent lawn & landscape irrigation, whereas more mobile systems are the choice for our clients needing flexibility in their water application. At many horse farms we set-up Irripod sprinklers - a system of small mobile pods with impact sprinklers- usually 2-5 connected in series on 30-50-foot spacing spaying 10-15 gpm from each head. This can easily be moved by hand or ATV into and out of active grazing fields to maintain healthy stands of grass throughout the recent droughts.
Irripod System with 4 sprinklers operating in active horse farm field.
Irripods irrigating turf in field with grazing mares.
Other irrigation projects include locating and completing high-volume water wells for school athletic field irrigation/conditioning. They typically flow over 150 gpm into supply lines feeding water to football, soccer and baseball fields where Traveller irrigators spray the fields under the self-propelled and hands-free operation of these water reels that cover all turf areas in a single pass of the Traveller. The travellers operate by the pressure and volume of the water delivered from the wells & pump station located as much as 3000-feet away from the athletic fields. We also install drip line irrigation systems where water conservation best fits the available water source and crop being watered.
Hydrant & drip line watering hedge row around horse training track.
One of our golf course clients saved over $2,000 per day in irrigation water costs last year using the two water wells we located and completed at their new facility just south of Lexington. A horse farm saves $450/day using a single well we sited that supplies field stock waterers and a series of Irripods we installed to grow bluegrass in their very active grazing fields. Many farms are now turning to irrigation to grow their own stands of grass so they can reduce the expense of purchasing hay for livestock feed and bedding.
Drip lines irrigating vegetable farm fed off 2 wells by Bluestone.