Study day of the Group on Irrigation Studies (GRUSI)-Actions of the decree MIPAAF 31 LUGLIO 2015 for the estimation of irrigation volumes:

The guidelines MIPAAF approved by the Ministry Decree of July 31, 2015 (Official Gazette 213 of 14 September 2015) define the cases in which Italian regions must establish measurement requirements of irrigation volumes, related to withdrawals, refunds and use, both for collective and autonomous irrigation. Where it is not mandatory to install meters or where their installation is pending, the Decree requires the estimation of irrigation volumes using the methods specified by the permanent Board, coordinated by the Head of the Department of European and international policies of the Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development with the technical support of CREA.
The activities of the Board led to the definition of methodologies for estimating water volumes for collective irrigation and self-supply, as well as for refunds to the hydrographical network and releases to underground water flows. The Guidelines have been implemented by specific regulations that almost all the regions have approved by 31 December 2016.
The group on irrigation studies, in collaboration with CREA and the ANBI, proposes a discussion on the implementation of estimation methods of irrigation volumes for different realities in Italy, to highlight potential problems and possibly steer the solution.

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