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FARM AND RANCH IRRIGATION SURVEY
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Chapter 1
2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey - Introduction............................................ 101
General ........................................................................................................ 101
Purpose and Scope of the Survey ............................................................... 101
Authority and Area Covered......................................................................... 102
Farm Definition............................................................................................. 102
Water Resource Areas................................................................................. 102
Methods of Enumeration and Data Collected .............................................. 102
Uses of the FRIS survey .............................................................................. 103
Chapter 2
Terms and Definitions.............................................................................................. 201
Water Resource Areas................................................................................. 206
Chapter 3
Procedures
General ........................................................................................................ 301
Materials....................................................................................................... 301
Supervision and Quality Control................................................................... 302
Interview and Call Back Procedures ............................................................ 302
Burden Statement ........................................................................................ 303
Refusals ....................................................................................................... 303
Completing the Questionnaire...................................................................... 304
Chapter 4
General Instructions ................................................................................................ 401
Instructions by Section
Section 1 - Acreage in 2008........................................................................ 401
Section 2 - Land Use in 2008...................................................................... 402
Section 3 - Government Programs.............................................................. 403
Section 4 - Method of Water Distribution in 2008........................................ 403
Section 5 - Acres Irrigated and Estimated of Quantity
of Water Used .......................................................................... 406
Section 6 - Water Transfers in 2008 ........................................................... 407
Section 7 - Expenditures for Irrigation Facilities and Equipment on
AThis Operation@ in 2008....................................................... 408

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Section 8 - Acres Harvested and Crop Yields in 2008 ............................... 408
Section 9 - Primary Method of Water Distribution and Application of
Chemical in Irrigation Water, and Water Source for Crops
Irrigated on AThis Operation@ in 2008 ....................................... 408
Section 10 - Number of Irrigation Wells on AThis Operation@ in 2008,
Well Depth, and Pumping Capacity ......................................... 409
Section 11 - Pumps, Other Than Well Pumps, Used for Irrigation on
AThis Operation@ in 2008........................................................ 411
Section 12 - Energy Use on AThis Operation@ in 2008 for Pumping
Irrigation Water by Power Source........................................... 411
Section 13 - Irrigation Maintenance and Repair Costs for Irrigation
Equipment and Facilities on AThis Operation@ in 2008 ............. 411
Section 14 - Labor Costs for Irrigation Activities on AThis Operation@
in 2008................................................................................... 411
Section 15 - Irrigation Practices in 2008 ...................................................... 412
Section 16 - Other Uses for Irrigation Water on AThis Operation@
in 2008................................................................................... 412
Section 17 – Water Management Practices for Gravity Irrigation Systems . 412
Section 18 - Improvements to Irrigation Systems That Reduce Energy
and/or Conserve Water Used in Irrigation ............................... 412
Section 19 - Sources of Irrigation Information.............................................. 412
Section 20 – Recycled and/or Reclaimed Water Use on This Operation in
2008........................................................................................ 412
Section 21 - Irrigated Land in 2007 .............................................................. 412
Section 22 - Value of Sales ......................................................................... 413
Section 23 - Person Completing this Form .................................................. 413
Appendix A - Water Resource Areas in the U.S. ......................................... 501

2008 Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey interviewer=s Manual
December 2008