Colorado River Study

Name: Executive project for the Rincón de los Sauces irrigation area, on the Colorado River
Brief description: Executive project for irrigation works for a 3,500-hectare area in the Rincón de los Sauces Valley, on the right bank of the Colorado River, in a desert area 240 km from the provincial capital. The work included, among other things, a topographic survey; soil, climatological, hydrological, and geotechnical studies; an economic evaluation of the project and a financing study; an executive project for irrigation networks, stormwater and drainage systems, catchment works, auxiliary structures, and complementary infrastructure; metric calculations and a general works budget.
Location: Neuquén Province, Argentina.
Year: 2005
Client: Dirección Provincial de Agua y Energía Eléctrica del Neuquén