1

WATERRUBICON

Maximising the productivity, profitability and sustainability of agricultural water

2

SOLUTIONS

3

Off-Farm

Dam

Distribution Efficiency

Service Point

Farm Plant

On-Farm

Application Efficiency

• Using Rubicon Water solutions from the water source to the plant

• achieve at least 80% of the water diverted from dam/river that gets delivered to the plant

• twice what is currently delivered in traditional systems and by harnessing gravity

The water management challenge

4

On-Farm Solutions

Water Ordering Solution

Solutions From Catchment to Crop

Commercial in confidenceCommercial in confidence

Canal Solutions

5

Canal Solutions

6

On-Farm Solutions

7 7

The water management challenge: In-Field

Modernised supply infrastructure• On demand service, consistent

delivery, high flow rates with larger channels and outlets

Science & Modelling• Determine time to cut-off,

adaptive modelling and reduction of waterlogging

Engineering & Technology• Automation, sensors, software,

communication and hardware

Agronomy & Management• Determination of crop water

demand and quantitative irrigation scheduling

8

Irrigation Decision & Control Application

Patents apply to this technology

9

Plan• Map your farm and

define fields, bays crops, soil type, refill points

• Visual Display of automated bays

10

Plan• Map your farm and

define fields, bays crops, soil type, refill points

• Measure and calculate areas

• Create crop water budgets

• Create irrigation schedules for later use

11

Crop• Soil moisture status

from field sensors• Soil moisture status

from estimated from ETc data

• Manage according to crop Growth stage

• Receive alerts that impact on crop health

12

Crop• Soil moisture status

from field sensors• Soil moisture status

from estimated from ETc data

• Manage according to crop Growth stage

• Receive alerts that impact on crop health

13

Predict• Measure actual soil

moisture status• Predict next irrigation date• Estimate next irrigation run

times• Estimate required flow rate• Receive management

alerts

14

Crop• Soil moisture status

from field sensors• Predict next

irrigation date• Estimate next

irrigation run times• Estimate required

flow rate• Receive

management alerts

15

Irrigate• Precisely execute

automated irrigation schedules

• Monitor irrigation program in progress

• Determine remaining runtime for current bay

• Receive management alerts

• Receive reminder alerts to manually execute an irrigation sequence

16

Irrigate• Radio Node

• Communication network uses the latest technology

• Self mesh, auto-routing• Solar power supply for

low cost operation• Integrated GPS

receiver for fast set-up and easy mapping

• Receive management alerts

17

Irrigate• BayDrive

• Gate control technology

• Remote operation• Email and SMS text

alerts to track irrigation progress

18

Irrigate• BayDrive

• Ideal for actuating rubber flap gates for outlets for applying water to fields

• Engineered and manufactured for long life

• Fit for purpose

19

Irrigate• BayDrive

• Ideal for actuating rubber flap gates for outlets for applying water to fields

• Engineered and manufactured for long life

• Fit for purpose

20

Irrigate• BladeValve

• Fits 15inch vertical riser pipes

• Large diameter for lower water velocity

• Closes and seals moderate pressure

• Engineered and manufactured for long life

• Fit for purpose

21

Irrigate• Smart Furrow Irrigation

• This replaces the manual system of irrigating cotton and row crops with siphons by hand

• Creates a new standard for the industry for automating furrow irrigation which for many decades were manually operated

22

Irrigate• Smart Furrow Irrigation

• Convert from an existing over-the-bank siphon setup.

• Utilises existing furrow layouts, with the addition of a secondary channel

• pipes embedded in the secondary channel bank

• Delivers water accurately to each furrow in a set

23

Irrigate• Smart Furrow Irrigation

• Convert from an existing over-the-bank siphon setup.

• Utilises existing furrow layouts, with the addition of a secondary channel

• pipes embedded in the secondary channel bank

• Delivers water accurately to each furrow in a set

24

Analyze• Track actual water

use against predicted water use

• Track productivity against soil moisture, water applied, weather, irrigation program

26

Solution that addresses the need of irrigators• Productivity• Quality• Labor saving• Cost savings• Water use efficiency

• Today what is it happening now• Tomorrow when it is going to happen• Yesterday how & why it happened

27

THANK YOU

28

Copyright

© 2019 Rubicon Water. RUBICON logo and BayDrive, BladeMeter, BladeValve, CableDrive, FarmConnect, FloodTech, FlumeGate, FlumeMeter, FormiPanel, MicronLevel, NeuroFlo, PikoMeter, SlipGate, SlipMeter, SolarDrive, Sonaray, TCC and Total Channel Control are trademarks and service marks, or registered trademarks and service marks of Rubicon Water or its affiliates in Australia, the United States of America and other jurisdictions. Systems, components, methodologies and software supplied by Rubicon Water may be the subject of patent and design rights in Australia and elsewhere.

No warranty of accuracy is given concerning the contents of the information contained in this publication.To the extent permitted by law no liability (including liability to any person by reason of negligence) will be accepted by Rubicon Water, its subsidiaries or employees for any direct or indirect loss or damage caused by omissions from or inaccuracies in this document. Rubicon Water reserves the right to change details in this publication without notice.

Commercial in confidence