International Commission on Irrigation & Drainage Commission Interationale des Irrigation et du Drainage



(4646) Waste channels, or Tail escapes
1 -Channels that are extensions of the distribution canal system conveying surplus or unused waters to an outlet such as a stream, a depression of the terrain or any other place where they can be diverted. By `wastage or escapage` is meant all the waters discharged through the outlet of the system or the waste channels after having been diverted into the irrigation system. 2 – See 3293 and 3572 .

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