Department of Conservation and Recreation
Conserve. Protect. Enjoy.
Department of Conservation and Recreation
DCR Livestock Watering System Training
Farmville NRCS Area Office/Piedmont SWCD Office
100 Dominion Drive
Farmville, VA 23901
February 6, 2018
Agenda: (Breaks will be taken where convenient.)
9:30am Opening Comments
9:35am Example Watering System Design & As-Built
10:00am Presentation: Livestock Watering System Design & Using the Pressure System Worksheet
12:00pm Lunch (Please pack a lunch)
12:30pm Pressure System Components: Hands-on Materials
-Wells & Pumping Plants (Pressure tank, pressure switch, pump, timers, etc.)
-Pipeline materials, fittings, valves, etc.
-Troughs, float valves, HUAs (site preparation, geotextile, rock sizes)
2:00pm Presentation Continued & Discussion/Comparison of Pressure System Types
-Conventional
-Remote Pressure Tank
-Reservoir for Low-Yielding Wells
-Hybrid
2:30pm Calculation Activity using the Pressure System Worksheet
3:30pm Adjourn
Notes to Participants:
1. Please bring a laptop if possible and download the NRCS “Virginia Livestock Watering Systems” worksheet (VA
Watering System Worksheets – Sept_2010.xlsm) and Watering Facility Design Note (DN-614). Participants will
need to be able to use the electronic version of the worksheet for the exercises.
1. Virginia Livestock Watering Systems Worksheet: www.dcr.virginia.gov/soil-and-
water/document/des-dt-va-watering-system.xlsm
2. DN-614: Available on NRCS eFOTG, Section IV, Conservation Practices, Watering Facility (614)
2. Please pack a lunch – we will only take a 30 minute lunch break to maximize the amount of training time that we
have.
3. *Please email Raleigh Coleman at Raleigh.coleman@dcr.virginia.gov if you plan to attend so that we will have
enough materials and so that we can alert you to any last-minute changes.
4. Please bring any watering system designs that you are working on if you need assistance.
5. Raleigh’s cell phone number is 540-270-0039 in the event that you need to contact him at the last minute.
Farmville NRCS Area Office/Piedmont SWCD Office
