The Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management (CIIM)

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Purpose

The Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management (CIIM) coordinates resources of Colorado State University and its experienced professional faculty in the area of irrigation management. The CIIM provides integrated interdisciplinary training, technical assistance, and project management services worldwide to organizations involved in all phases of irrigation management. In addition, CIIM has responsibility for Colorado State's large-scale interdisciplinary irrigation project activities.

With access to the University's vast resources of expertise and experience for its special courses and other activities, CIIM's resources include Colorado State's computers; the University's hydraulic and irrigation laboratories; the National Technological University (worldwide satellite communication technical training courses); Colorado State's engineering facilities, world famous for irrigation research and hydraulic engineering; and comparative data bases on lrrigation Management issues in a number of countries.

CIIM and Colorado State University are committed to excellence in training. CIIM conducts custom study tours, workshops, intensive short courses, and field trips for a wide variety of irrigation topics.  CIIM's activities involve: 1) Research; 2) Technical Assistance and Development; and 3) Education and Training.

The Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management (CIIM) was established in March 1986 for the purpose of promoting and coordinating the capability and activities of Colorado State University in all aspects of irrigation development, improvement and management, and to promote interdisciplinary participation on campus in irrigation activities. CIIM carries on its activities in the State of Colorado and elsewhere in the United States, and in other countries.

 

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Objectives

1. To provide technical assistance in irrigation water management and utilization.
2. To promote research in irrigation management consistent with the goal of contributing to the knowledge base and enhancing research in this field.
3. To provide training and educational programs on campus, elsewhere in the United States, and in host countries on any aspect of irrigation and irrigation management.
4. To maintain a technical resource entity specializing in the processes of utilizing water for agricultural production.
5. To contribute to international cooperation and understanding through professional activities of CIIM and other University programs by participation in national and international organizations and professional societies, and through the dissemination of information and training methods.

 

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Contact

Colorado Institute for Irrigation Management
Department of Civil Engineering
Colorado State University
B212 Engineering Building
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1372

Telephone: (970) 491-5247
Fax          : (970) 491-6787

E-mail:
mrowe@engr.colostate.edu or ciim@engr.colostate.edu          

Co-Directors: Dr. Timothy Gates and Dr. Terence Podmore

 

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