In article it is a question of work and problems of Krasnogvardeysky interdistrict Management of a water management. Despite loss of former glory, innovations here take root into agricultural production, the irrigation areas in separate agricultural enterprises increase. In Management the control service behind use and protection of water resources works.
WITHOUT the IRRIGATION there WILL be no NECESSARY RETURN
The high level of development of agricultural production of the Krasnogvardeysky area was provided in recent times first of all thanks to successful implementation of the program of land improvement and highly effective use of each irrigated hectare. The irrigation field occupied 48,6 thousand hectares or the fourth part of all area of agricultural holdings of the area. On – master’s using these lands, agricultural enterprises annually received from them more than a half of made production of plant growing. Receiving from each irrigated hectare on 5,5 … 6 t of grain, 2 was norm for our farmers -… 2,4 t of a soya, 28… 30 t of vegetables, 100 … 120 t of root crops, 45… 50t green material of a lucerne, 15 … 18 t of fruit, 12… 14 t, grapes.
Annually the cattle and bird livestock increased. To tell enough that in the area there were 126 thousand heads of cattle, including 32 thousand cows.
In each of farms of the area all necessary conditions not only for high-efficiency work, but also for cultural rest of rural population were created. All this became possible thanks to the help of the state which has enclosed huge amounts of money in development of land improvement, in updating of the Crimean earth.
Unfortunately, the today’s condition of irrigated agriculture in the area, as well as as a whole across the Crimea, lost the reached positions. Together with it you are more and more convinced that without effective use of an irrigation to wait to us for appreciable improvement in agricultural industry it is impossible. And our Management, uses the best efforts as before for the sake of introduction in work as much as possible the irrigated areas and achievement of good indicators.
The zone of service of irrigated lands in our area covers territories from Dzhankoysky to Saksky areas. Along all North Crimean channel 36 pump stations, 8 of which – stations of rising of water are concentrated, the others provide directly an irrigation. Is among them rather powerful. And all this quite difficult economy serves our small collective.
Management was organized in 1968 and was repeatedly awarded for effective use of irrigated lands and a meliorative network by various high state awards. To us there came many delegations from other areas of our republic and the country to study experience. Was what to look, to that to learn. However reforming of agrarian sector negatively affected operational performance.
One behind another agricultural enterprises refused our services as diversified agricultural production was turned off, passing generally to a grain farm. Mass blackout because of non-payments aggravated situation. Financing from the budget is almost frozen (then still Crimean), grew debts on a salary, the best shots left.
Improvement began when Management passed to a state property of Ukraine. Diligence of collective and administration kept all pump stations in working condition. There were new shots of experts, the workers having a certain experience. Remained also much of old experts who continue to pass on the valuable experience stored on years.
Innovations began to take root into productions. So, the accounting program was developed and updated, the new system of the accounting of water on flowmeters of new samples is entered. By the way in the Crimea the enterprise one of the first started to use this type the equipment. In the long term – to pass to a radio communication instead of phone, as it more operative.
Gradually the irrigation area began to increase. Last year contracts were signed with 109 water users on 25,3 thousand hectare. However owing to circumstances, 21,4 thousand hectares that there correspond 46 % from existence of the irrigated area were watered, in comparison with previous year for 7 % it is more. I think that further coverage of the irrigated area will grow.
On watering of crops podano71,1 one million m3 of water at the plan of 69,8 million m3 whereas in previous year it was submitted waters 28,1 of million m3. This results from the fact that water users of the area in 2005 increased crops of hygrophilous cultures, such as a soya, corn by grain, corn on a green forage, long-term herbs. Besides, other areas of the republic received through us 15 mln3 waters.
The greatest percent of use of irrigated lands is observed in those agricultural enterprises which after reforming kept complete sevooborotny irrigated sites. These are such agricultural enterprises as SOOO Friendship of the people where the watered area made 7712 hectares, JSC MMK of Ilyich Agrotsekh # of 49 – 1561 hectares, JSC Ptitsekompleks software – 1947 hectares. In these farms productivity of agricultural cultures sharply raised. So SOOO Friendship of the people received: corn on grain – 70,3 c/hectares, a soya – 32µ/hectare; JSC Ptitsekompleks software; a soya – 31 c/hectares, corn on grain – 81 c/hectares.
The fifth year in our Management works control service behind rational use and protection of water resources in number of 6 people. For last year the service carried out about hundred checks of use of water, a number of violations is revealed. To careless farms penalties were added. But business even in not those penalties, and that control promotes more rational use of water and careful attitude to it. We gradually leave from the standard accounting of its expense, we oblige water users to equip prior to the beginning of an irrigation season with means of the accounting of moisture of a point of its fence and to carry out metrological certification. In our opinion, the state should assume a part of expenses of agricultural producers (not less than 50 %). Action of the resolution of Cabinet council about transfer of intraeconomic networks to a municipal property isn’t less significant. After all those farms which kept integrity, kept also networks, and here, for example in SOOO "Russia" reached before that started to dig out pipes of irrigating system.
Despite of everything, work at the enterprise takes its course. Old experts come back. The staff of Management has quite good earnings, receives awards, extra charges. Time in five years technical officers organize courses of preparation of young specialists on the basis of the State institute of management and economy of water resources in Kiev, and workers train at Dzhankoysky technical school. It is possible to tell with confidence that our collective will adequately be prepared for a new irrigation season.
Y.Savvateev, chief of Krasnogvardeysky interdistrict Management of a water management.