Practical Measurements of Water Quality- R.A. Patterson Page 1 Practical Measurements of Water Quality as it Affects Irrigation

The objectives of effluent irrigation are to maximise the return of nutrients to the soil/vegetation system, to enhance productivity and reduce the potential for off-site effects from nutrients. The maintenance of water quality suitable for irrigation must be a prime objective in a wastewater management plan. The water quality monitoring plan should, therefore, collect accurate and timely data so that management can be altered to account for potential impacts of the effluent on the irrigatio