Surge Irrigation: 2. Management

General management guidelines for using surge irrigation to improve irrigation efficiency are summarized. Furrow irrigation is managed to complete the advance phase with a minimum volume of water using non-erosive streams. The post-advance phase is managed to prevent excessive runoff and to satisfy irrigation requirements of the root zone. Three methods of managing the post-advance phase are discussed. Improving irrigation efficiency with surge irrigation can, in some areas, help control vector-born diseases by reducing pools, puddles, seepage areas, and the use of low-velocity unlined ditches with their associated aquatic vegetation.