Controlled drainage, also known as drainage water management, is the practice of using a water control structure to raise the depth of the … Read More
Controlled Drainage
Saturated Buffers
Saturated buffers store water within the soil profile of field buffers, by diverting tile water into shallow laterals that raise the water … Read More
Drainage Water Recycling
Drainage water recycling is the practice of capturing excess water drained from fields, storing the drained water in a pond, a reservoir, or … Read More
Project Profile
Transforming Drainage is an 8-state project led by a core group of 15 leading agricultural engineers, soil scientists, agronomists, economists, social scientists, and database and GIS specialists with a common vision — to transform the way drainage is implemented across the agricultural landscape.
Contacts: Project Director Jane Frankenberger; Project Manager Ben Reinhart.
The Team
Our project team consists of leading drainage researchers and extension specialists across the Midwest, as well as modeling experts and … Read More
Advisory Committee
Our Advisory Committee includes representatives from a wide range of stakeholders to provide a network to gather feedback, deliver new … Read More
The Experimental Sites
The Transforming Drainage project is working to determine economic and environmental benefits and costs of drainage water storage practices … Read More
