We, Agricultural Innovations, feel proud to provide our support to RMCI, Inc in the implementation of the Acoma Waste Water Treatment Facility (WWTF). The report developed by Agricultural Innovations is related to the design of the irrigation system and the alfalfa production parcels adjacent to the treatment facility site.
We started with the cut-fill analysis of the terrain topography using the 3-D survey points given to us by Mike Base of RMCI. The survey points were processed specifically to eliminate all points outside the specified work area and all points with a z-value of zero.
A statistical interpolation method was used to create a 3-D surface of the designated work area. This was done using GRASS GIS, and was used to generate the site contour lines and to perform a water-flow analysis of the work area using the survey points.
The software Plane Surface Design was used to to perform a cut-fill analysis on the site. We have summarized the results of the cut fill analysis in terms of average excavation, fill volume, cut volume, and max cut/max fill as below.
Table 2: Summary of cut-fill analysis
Our estimate is that, after the field is leveled, the average elevation will be at 6007.42 with the highest elevation being in the Northern edge at 6007.84, and the lowest elevation being at the Southern edge at 6007.04.
The next step in this process is the Design of the Irrigation system.
The pipelines and 12 alfalfa sunshine valves, with 8 along the Northern edge and 4 at the Southern edge of the wastewater treatment facility were placed at a distance of 45’ between each valve to enable the operator greater versatility in the irrigation management and also to ensure that no dead spots will exist where water is unable to penetrate.
This initial cut-fill analysis should be considered preliminary. More detailed analysis will follow.
