ABSTRACT
In this chapter the focus is on irrigation water quality problems and treatments in irrigation lakes, ponds, or streams. This is a companion chapter with (1) Chapter 12, which dealt with problems other than within the irrigation lake, pond, or stream, such as in pipes, wells, acidification, calcium treatments, and other issues, and (2) Chapter 13, which detailed the nutritional challenges arising from application of saline irrigation water. Chapters on specific irrigation resources (Chapters 5 through 9) also contain important information on problems specific to various water resources and their suggested management options. One such issue is salinity in irrigation water, whether in the initial source or in the irrigation lake, which was the focus of Chapters 6 and 7 and will not be discussed in this chapter.
