两种分裂导线间隔棒的对比

<正>新疆石河子供电区域内采用双分裂导线按垂直排列,不加间隔棒设计居多,近年以来新疆电网多次发生大负荷、大电流情况下双分裂垂直排列导线粘连、鞭击断股事故。双分裂线路增加间隔棒,可以杜绝双分裂导线因大负荷产生导线粘连、鞭击断股事故。但双分裂线路因间隔棒的使用(螺栓松动),维护工作量增大,线路存在一定安全隐患。针对上述问题,系统要求分裂导线加间隔棒设计,间隔棒采用预交丝固定方式。根据实际使用情况,总结预绞丝间隔棒在工程中的应用效果。     

四分裂导线转角间隔棒安装卡具的设计

为解决四分裂导线引下线及跳线的弯曲变形及转角处间隔棒高效安装的问题,本设计从工程应用实际出发,设计开发了一种快速安装卡具,利用导线装卡系统、主调系统、微调系统等可实现四分裂导线0-90°及"S"型弯曲形变的精确调整和转角间隔棒的快速定位与安装,可进一步提高转角安装质量和安装效率,降低高空作业的工作量及作业难度,提高工作安全性,为四分裂导线间隔棒的标准化施工提供技术支持。     

紧凑型线路相关研究通过专家评审

2月12日，由华北电科院等单位共同完成的“紧凑型输电线路运行分析研究”项目顺利通过评审。 该项目研究了紧凑型线路舞动、脱冰跳跃特性，提出了紧凑型线路抑制舞动的措施；对防舞动方案进行研究分析，并对相间间隔棒布置方案及其与双摆防舞器混合使用方案的效果进行了仿真评估；研究了风偏／非同期摇摆特性，提出了相间间隔棒的安装原则和位置优化策略；开发研制了回转式子导线间隔棒等器材。     

昌平500kV变电站主变增容跨越220kV母线带电更换导线

昌平500kV变电站主变增容工程须更换四组容量1200MVA的无载调压自耦变压器,220kV母线单母线运行,#4、#5母线轮流停电进行改造更换,间隔2201、2202、2203、2204、2245甲、2245乙共计6跨导线须带电跨越220kV母线更换为耐热钢芯铝绞线NAHLGJQ-1440导线。针对带电跨越220kV母线更换导线这一施工难点,分析采用跨越架封绝缘网、索道桥两重保护进行带电跨越更换导线。     

我国首条220kV碳纤维复合导线启动运行

7月26日23时，国家电网公司福建龙岩220kV曹园线导线更换为碳纤维复合芯铝绞线改造工程顺利完成，正式启动送电。标志着国内电力输送技术实现历史性突破。原220kV曹园线经过10多年的运行，其线路传输容量已经不能满足需求。为了解决这一瓶颈，国家电网公司大胆引进外国高新技术产品，探索我国电网改造、提高原有线路利用率的新途径，努力构建安全、环保、高效节约型输电网络。     

10 kV线路分路断路器使用中应注意的问题

<正>为防止故障时农网全线停电,在10 kV线路上加装线路分路断路器,能灵活改变运行方式,缩小故障时停电范围,隔离故障点后能保证故障检修的安全性和快速性。笔者现对农网10 kV线路加装分路断路器时的设备选型、安装地点选择、保护配合、运行维护等方面存在的问题进行分析,并提出实施对策和注意事项,供配电网的运维和检修参考。     

架空线路导线收放线盘设计应用

<正>1背景分析近年来,0.4 kV及以上架空线路导线断线抢修或施工放线时,施工单位经常需要用到一些零散的导线,每次断线抢修都需人工收、放线,但是人工收、放线经常出现导线打结、脱落等现象,且每次需要至少3人作业,人力投入大,且延长了抢修时间,影响供电可靠性。因此,线路断线抢修或施工更换导线,如何及时规范放线,让电力架空线路正常运行,提高供电可靠性,是目前线路施工中急需解决的问题。     

配电网工程施工常见"后遗症"及对策

正1配电网工程施工常见"后遗症"偷工减料,关键金具未使用。电网改造在使用架空绝缘导线替换原来的裸导线时,因绝缘导线存在易遭受雷击断线、绝缘破皮处易进水使导线氧化、停电检修时无处悬挂接地线等问题,需要在线路电杆上安装防雷绝缘子,导线连接部分加装防水绝缘护套,终端、耐张、分支处加装验电接地环等。在施工过程中,施工人员为省事,往往不装或少装防雷绝缘子,导线连接处不装绝缘护套,主要杆塔没有安装验电接地环,给日后的运维和检修留下了很大隐患。     

从电网改造中浅谈电网的经济运行

要提高电网运行的经济性 ,就必须降低电力网的电能损耗。降低电力网中电能损耗的措施有许多 ,但总体可分为建设性和运行性两种。1　需要增加投资费用的建设性措施(1)　加强电网结构 ,增加线路回路或增设变压器 ,把原来的旧变压器换成节能变压器。由于线路输送功率增加 ,有一些旧线路的导线截面较小 ,以致电压损耗和线路损耗都很大。在不可能升压的情况下 ,可以更换截面较大的导线 ,或加装复导线来增大线路的输送容量 ,同时达到降低线损的目的。有时甚至还可以架设第二回线路 ,或对一部分电网进行改造。这种方法是全国电网改造中常采取的措施…     

10kV出线保护整定中遇到的问题及解决方法

1问题的提出在农网10kV配电网改造前,由于绝大部分的10kV线路都存在导线截面积小、供电距离远、线路阻抗大的特点,于是在线路首端,即保护安装处发生短路时所产生的短路电流I(2)d.min,远大于线路末端短路时所产生的通过保护安装处的最大短路     

Relationship between stable carbon isotope discrimination and water use efficiency under regulated deficit irrigation of pear-jujube tree

To investigate the relationship between stable carbon isotope discrimination (Δ) of different organs and water use efficiency (WUE) under different water deficit levels, severe, moderate and low water deficit levels were treated at bud burst to leafing, flowering to fruit set, fruit growth and fruit maturation stages of field grown pear-jujube tree, and leaf stable carbon isotope discrimination (Δ_L) at different growth stages and fruit stable carbon isotope discrimination (Δ_F) at fruit maturation stage were measured. The results indicated that water deficit had significant effect on Δ_L at different growth stages and Δ_F at fruit maturation stage. As compared with full irrigation, the average Δ_L at different growth stages and Δ_F at fruit maturation stage were decreased by 1.23% and 2.67% for different water deficit levels, respectively. Δ_L and Δ_F among different water deficit treatments had significant difference at the same growth stage (P < 0.05). Under different water deficit conditions, significant relationships between the Δ_L and WUE_i (photosynthesis rate/transpiration rate, P_n/T_r), WUE_n (photosynthesis rate/stomatal conductance of CO_2, P_n/g_s), WUE_y (yield/crop water consumption, Y/ET_c) and yield, or between the Δ_F and WUE_y and yield were found, respectively. There were significantly negative correlations of Δ_L with WUE_i, WUE_n, WUE_y and yield (P < 0.01) at the fruit maturation stage, or Δ_L with WUE_i and WUE_n (P < 0.01) over whole growth stage, respectively. Δ_F was negatively correlated with WUE_y, WUE_n and yield (P < 0.05), but positively correlated with ET_c (P < 0.01) over the whole growth stage. Thus Δ_L or Δ_F can compare WUE_n and WUE_y, so the stable carbon isotope discrimination method can be applied to evaluate the water use efficiency of pear-jujube tree under the regulated deficit irrigation.     

Root biomass, crop response and water-yield relationship of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) grown under combinations of irrigation and nutrient application

A 3-year study was carried out to assess the root biomass production, crop growth rate, yield attributes, canopy temperature and water-yield relationships in Indian mustard grown under combinations of irrigation and nutrient application for revealing the dynamic relationship of crop yield (Y) and seasonal evapotranspiration (ET). Three post-sowing irrigation treatments viz. no irrigation (I ₁), one irrigation at flowering (I ₂) and two irrigations one each at rosette and flowering stage (I ₃), three nutrient treatments viz. no fertilizer or manure (F ₁), 100% recommended NPK i.e., 60 kg N, 13.1 kg P and 16.6 kg K ha⁻¹ (F ₂) and 100% recommended NPK plus farmyard manure @ 10 Mg ha⁻¹ (F ₃) were tested in a split-plot design. Root biomass was significantly greater in I ₃ than I ₂ and I ₁, and in F ₃ than F ₂ and F ₁. The I ₃ × F ₃, I ₂ × F ₃ and I ₃ × F ₂ combinations maintained significantly greater crop growth rate, plant height, yield components, ET and crop yield and better plant water status in terms of canopy temperature, canopy-air temperature difference (CATD) and relative leaf water content (RLWC). Number of siliqua plant⁻¹ and seeds siliqua⁻¹ were the major contributors to the seed yield. Marginal analysis of water production function was used to establish Y–ET relationship. The elasticity of water production (E _wp) provides a means to assess relative changes in Y and ET, and gives an indication of improvement of Y due to nutrient application. The ET–Y relationships were linear with marginal water use efficiency (WUE_m) of 3.09, 4.23 and 3.95 kg ha⁻¹ mm⁻¹ in F ₁, F ₂ and F ₃, respectively, and the corresponding E _wp were 0.63, 0.71 and 0.61. This implies that the scope for improving yield and WUE with 100% NPK was little compared with 100% NPK + farmyard manure. The crop yield was highest in I ₃ × F ₃ combination, and the similar yield was obtained in I ₂ × F ₃ and I ₃ × F ₂ combinations. Application of organic manure along with 100% NPK fertilizers maintained greater crop growth rate, better water relation in plants, yield attributes and saved one post-sowing irrigation.     

Midday measurements of leaf water potential and stomatal conductance are highly correlated with daily water use of Thompson Seedless grapevines

A study was conducted to determine the relationship between midday measurements of vine water status and daily water use of grapevines measured with a weighing lysimeter. Water applications to the vines were terminated on August 24th for 9 days and again on September 14th for 22 days. Daily water use of the vines in the lysimeter (ET_LYS) was approximately 40 L vine⁻¹ (5.3 mm) prior to turning the pump off, and it decreased to 22.3 L vine⁻¹ by September 2nd. Pre-dawn leaf water potential (Ψ_PD) and midday Ψ_l on August 24th were −0.075 and −0.76 MPa, respectively, with midday Ψ_l decreasing to −1.28 MPa on September 2nd. Leaf g _s decreased from ~500 to ~200 mmol m⁻² s⁻¹ during the two dry-down periods. Midday measurements of g _s and Ψ_l were significantly correlated with one another (r = 0.96) and both with ET_LYS/ET_o (r = ~0.9). The decreases in Ψ_l, g _s, and ET_LYS/ET_o in this study were also a linear function of the decrease in volumetric soil water content. The results indicate that even modest water stress can greatly reduce grapevine water use and that short-term measures of vine water status taken at midday are a reflection of daily grapevine water use.     

A preliminary study of an alternative controlled drainage strategy in surface drainage ditches: Low-grade weirs

This study examined hydrological characteristics of low-grade weirs, an alternative controlled drainage strategy in surface drainage ditches. Chemographs of vegetated and clear scraped (control) replicates of weir vs. non-weir treatments were compared to determine differences in time to peak (T_p) and time to base (T_b). Drainage ditches T_p and T_b were affected by both vegetation and weir presence. The order of treatment efficiency for T_p was observed to be: non-vegetated non-weir < vegetated non-weir < non-vegetated weir < vegetated weir. Furthermore, T_b for each ditch was the reverse relationship from T_p where vegetated weir > non-vegetated weir > vegetated non-weir > non-vegetated non-weir. Low-grade weirs increase chemical retention time (vegetated and clear scraped), the average time a molecule of contaminant remains in the system. Future research in water quality improvement and weir management will yield useful information for non-point source pollutant reduction.     

Water production functions of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) irrigated with saline and alkali waters using double-line source sprinkler system

Expected yield losses as a function of quality and quantity of water applied for irrigation are required to formulate guidelines for the effective utilisation of marginal quality waters. In an experiment conducted during 2004-2006, double-line source sprinklers were used to determine the separate and interactive effects of saline and alkali irrigation waters on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The study included three water qualities: groundwater (GW; electrical conductivity of water, ECw 3.5 dS m⁻¹; sodium adsorption ratio, SAR 9.8 mmol L⁻¹; residual sodium carbonate, RSC, nil) available at the site, and two synthesized waters, saline (SW; ECw 9.4 dS m⁻¹, SAR 10.3 mmol L⁻¹; RSC nil) and alkali (AW; ECw 3.7 dS m⁻¹, SAR 15.1 mmol L⁻¹; RSC 9.6 meq. L⁻¹). The depths of applied SW, AW, and GW per irrigation ranged from 0.7 to 3.5 cm; the depths of applied mixtures of GW with either SW (MSW) or AW (MAW) ranged from 3.2 to 5 cm. Thereby, the water applied for post-plant irrigations using either of GW, SW or AW ranged between 15.2 and 34.6 cm and 17.1 and 48.1 cm during 2004-2005 and 2005-2006, respectively and the range was 32.1-37.0 and 53.1-60.0 cm for MSW or MAW. Grain yields, when averaged for two years, ranged between 3.08 and 4.36 Mg ha⁻¹, 2.57 and 3.70 Mg ha⁻¹ and 2.73 and 3.74 Mg ha⁻¹ with various quantities of water applied using GW, SW and AW, respectively, and between 3.47 and 3.75 Mg ha⁻¹ and 3.63 and 3.77 Mg ha⁻¹ for MSW and MAW, respectively. The water production functions developed for the two sets of water quality treatments could be represented as: RY = 0.528 + 0.843(WA/OPE) − 0.359(WA/OPE)² − 0.027ECw + 0.44 × 10⁻²(WA/OPE) × ECw for SW (R² = 0.63); RY = 0.446 + 0.816(OPE/WA) − 0.326(WA/OPE)² − 0.0124RSC − 0.55 × 10⁻⁴(WA/OPE) × RSC for AW (R² = 0.56). Here, RY, WA and OPE are the relative yields in reference to the maximum yield obtained with GW, water applied for pre- and post-plant irrigations (cm), and open pan evaporation, respectively. Crop yield increased with increasing amount of applied water for all of the irrigation waters but the maximum yields as obtained with GW, could not be attained even with increased quantities of SW and AW. Increased frequency of irrigation with sprinklers reduced the rate of yield decline with increasing salinity in irrigation water. The sodium contents of plants increased with salinity/alkalinity of sprinkled waters as also with their quantities. Simultaneous decrease in potassium contents resulted in remarkable increase in Na:K ratio.     

Evapotranspiration and crop coefficient of Populus euphratica Oliv forest during the growing season in the extreme arid region northwest China

Based on successive observation, fifteen-day evapotranspiration (ET_c) of Populus euphratica Oliv forest, in the extreme arid region northwest China, was estimated by application of Bowen ratio-energy balance method (BREB) during the growing season in 2005. During the growing season in 2005, total ET_c was 446.96 mm. From the beginning of growing season, the ET_c increased gradually, and reached its maximum value of 6.724 mm d⁻¹ in the last fifteen days of June. Hereafter the ET_c dropped rapidly, and reached its minimum value of 1.215 mm d⁻¹ at the end of growing season. The variation pattern of crop coefficient (K_c) was similar to that of ET_c. From the beginning of growing season, the K_c value increased rapidly, and reached its maximum value of 0.623 in the last fifteen days of June. Afterward, with slowing growth of P. euphratica, the value dropped rapidly to the end of growing season. According to this study, the ET_c of P. euphratica forest is affected not only by meteorological factors, but by water content in soil.     

Impacts of climate variability on reference evapotranspiration over 58 years in the Haihe river basin of north China

Physically, evaporative demand is driven by net radiation (R_n), vapour pressure (e_a), wind speed (u₂), and air temperature (T_a), each of which changes over time. By analyzing temporal variations in reference evapotranspiration (ET₀), improved understanding of the impacts of climate change on hydrological processes can be obtained. In this study, variations in ET₀ over 58 years (1950-2007) at 34 stations in the Haihe river basin of China were analyzed. ET₀ was calculated by the FAO Penman-Monteith formula. Calculation of Kendall rank coefficient was done by analyzing the annual and seasonal trends in ET₀ derived from its dependent climate variables. Inverse distance weighting (IDW) was used to analyze the spatial variation in annual and seasonal ET₀, and in each climate variable. An attribution analysis was performed to quantify the contribution of each input variable to ET₀ variation. The results showed that ET₀ gradually decreased in the whole basin over the 58 years at a rate of −1.0 mm yr⁻², at the same time, R_n, u₂ and precipitation also decreased. Changes in ET₀ were attributed to the variations in net radiation (−0.9 mm yr⁻²), vapour pressure (−0.5 mm yr⁻²), wind speed (−1.3 mm yr⁻²) and air temperature (1.7 mm yr⁻²). Looking at all data on a month by month basis, we found that T_a had a positive effect on dET₀/dt (the derivative of reference evapotranspiration to time) and R_n and u₂ had negative effects on dET₀/dt. While changes in air temperature were found to produce a large increase in dET₀/dt, changes in other key variables each reduced rates, resulting in an overall negative trend in dET₀/dt.     

The effect of soil surface temperature on the crop water stress index

Summary A coupled soil-vegetation energy balance model which treats the canopy foliage as one layer and the soil surface as another layer was validated againt a set of field data and compared with a single-layer model of a vegetation canopy. The two-layer model was used to predict the effect of increases in soil surface temperature (T _s ) due to the drying of the soil surface, on the vegetation temperature (T _v ). In the absence of any change in stomatal resistance the impact of soil surface drying on the Crop Water Stress Index (CSWI) calculated from T _v was predicted. Field data came from a wheat crop growing on a frequently irrigated plot (W) and a plot left un watered (D) until the soil water depletion reached 100 mm. Vegetation and soil surface temperatures were measured by infrared thermometers from tillering to physiological maturity, with meteorological variables recorded simultaneously. Stomatal resistances were measured with a diffusion porometer intensively over five days when the leaf area index was between 5 and 8. The T _v predicted by the single-layer and the two-layer models accounted for 87% and 88% of the variance of measured values respectively, and both regression lines were close to the 11 relationship. Study of the effect of T _s on the CWSI with the two-layer model indicated that the CWSI was sensitive to changes in T _s . The overestimation of crop water stress calculated from the CWSI was predicted to be greater at low leaf area indices and high levels of stomatal resistance. The implications for this bias when using the CWSI for irrigation scheduling are discussed.List of Symbols C Sensible heat flux from the soil-vegetation system (W m^–2) - c _{l shade} Mean stomatal conductance of the shaded leaf area (m s^–1) - c _{l sun} Mean stomatal conductance of the sunlit leaf area (m s^–1) - c _max Maximum stomatal conductance (m s^–1) - c ₀ Minimum stomatal conductance (m s^–1) - C _p Specific heat at constant pressure (J kg^–1 °C^–1) - C _s Sensible heat flux from the soil (W m^–2) - C _v Sensible heat flux from the vegetation (W m^–2) - c _v Bulk stomatal conductance of the vegetation (m s^–1) - CWSI Crop Water Stress Index (dimensionless) - e _a Vapor pressure at the reference height (kPa) - e _b Vapor pressure at the virtual source/sink height of heat exchange (kPa) - e ₀ ^* Saturated vapor pressure at T ₀ (kPa) - e _s Vapor pressure at the soil surface (kPa) - e _v ^* Saturated vapor pressure at T _v (kPa) - G Soil heat flux (Wm^–2) - GLAI Green leaf area index (dimensionless) - GLAI_shade Green shaded leaf area index (dimensionless) - GLAI_sun Green sunlit leaf area index (dimensionless) - k Extinction coefficient for photosynthetically active radiation (dimensionless) - k ₁ Damping exponent for Eq. A 5 (m² W^–1) - LAI Leaf area index (dimensionless) - LE Latent heat flux from the soil-vegetation system (W m^–2) - LE _s Latent heat flux from the soil (W m^–2) - LE _v Latent heat flux from the vegetation (W m^–2) - p _a Density of air (kg m^–3) - PAR_a Photosynthetically active radiation above the canopy (W m^–2) - PAR_u Photosynthetically active radiation under the canopy (W m^–2) - r _a Aerodynamic resistance (s m^–1) - r _b Heat exchange resistance between the vegetation and the adjacent air boundary layer (s m^–1) - r _c Bulk stomatal resistance of the vegetation (s m^–1) - R _n Net radiation above the canopy (W m^–2) - R _s Net radiation flux at the soil surface (W m^–2) - r _st Mean stomatal resistance of leaves in the canopy (s m^–1) - R _v Net radiation absorbed by the vegetation (W m^–2) - r _w Heat exchange resistance between the soil surface and the boundary layer (s m^–1) - S Photosynthetically active radiation on the shaded leaves (W m^–2) - S _d Diffuse photosynthetically active radiation (W m ^–2) - S ₀ Photosynthetically active radiation on a surface perpendicular to the beams (W m^–2) - T _a Air temperature at the reference height (°C) - T _b Temperature at the virtual source/sink height of heat exchange (°C) - T ₀ Aerodynamic temperature (°C) - T _s Soil surface temperature (°C) - T _v Vegetation temperature (°C) - w ₀ Single scattering albedo (dimensionless) - Psychrometric constant (kPa °C) - ₀ Cosine of solar zenith angle (dimensionless)     

Increasing water productivity of irrigated crops under limited water supply at field scale

Borkhar district is located in an arid to semi-arid region in Iran and regularly faces widespread drought. Given current water scarcity, the limited available water should be used as efficient and productive as possible. To explore on-farm strategies which result in higher economic gains and water productivity (WP), a physically based agrohydrological model, Soil Water Atmosphere Plant (SWAP), was calibrated and validated using intensive measured data at eight selected farmer fields (wheat, fodder maize, sunflower and sugar beet) in the Borkhar district, Iran during the agricultural year 2004-2005. The WP values for the main crops were computed using the SWAP simulated water balance components, i.e. transpiration T, evapotranspiration ET, irrigation I, and the marketable yield Y_M in terms in terms of Y_MT⁻¹, Y_M ET⁻¹ and Y_M I⁻¹.The average WP, expressed as $ T⁻¹ (US $ m⁻³) was 0.19 for wheat, 0.5 for fodder maize, 0.06 for sunflower and 0.38 for sugar beet. This indicated that fodder maize provides the highest economic benefit in the Borkhar irrigation district. Soil evaporation caused the average WP values, expressed as Y_M ET⁻¹ (kg m⁻³), to be significantly lower than the average WP, expressed as Y_MT⁻¹, i.e. about 27% for wheat, 11% for fodder maize, 12% for sunflower and 0.18 for sugar beet. Furthermore, due to percolation from root zone and stored moisture content in the root zone, the average WP values, expressed as Y_MI⁻¹ (kg m⁻³), had a 24-42% reduction as compared with WP, expressed as Y_M ET⁻¹.The results indicated that during the limited water supply period, on-farm strategies like deficit irrigation scheduling and reduction of the cultivated area can result in higher economic gains. Improved irrigation practices in terms of irrigation timing and amount, increased WP in terms of Y_MI⁻¹ (kg m⁻³) by a factor of 1.5 for wheat and maize, 1.3 for sunflower and 1.1 for sugar beet. Under water shortage conditions, reduction of the cultivated area yielded higher water productivity values as compared to deficit irrigation.     

Soil salinity related to physical soil characteristics and irrigation management in four Mediterranean irrigation districts

Irrigated agriculture is threatened by soil salinity in numerous arid and semiarid areas of the Mediterranean basin. The objective of this work was to quantify soil salinity through electromagnetic induction (EMI) techniques and relate it to the physical characteristics and irrigation management of four Mediterranean irrigation districts located in Morocco, Spain, Tunisia and Turkey. The volume and salinity of the main water inputs (irrigation and precipitation) and outputs (crop evapotranspiration and drainage) were measured or estimated in each district. Soil salinity (EC_e) maps were obtained through electromagnetic induction surveys (EC_a readings) and district-specific EC_a-EC_e calibrations. Gravimetric soil water content (WC) and soil saturation percentage (SP) were also measured in the soil calibration samples. The EC_a-EC_e calibration equations were highly significant (P < 0.001) in all districts. EC_a was not significantly correlated (P > 0.1) with WC, and was only significantly correlated (P < 0.1) with soil texture (estimated by SP) in Spain. Hence, EC_a mainly depended upon EC_e, so that the maps developed could be used effectively to assess soil salinity and its spatial variability. The surface-weighted average EC_e values were low to moderate, and ranked the districts in the order: Tunisia (3.4 dS m⁻¹) > Morocco (2.2 dS m⁻¹) > Spain (1.4 dS m⁻¹) > Turkey (0.45 dS m⁻¹). Soil salinity was mainly affected by irrigation water salinity and irrigation efficiency. Drainage water salinity at the exit of each district was mostly affected by soil salinity and irrigation efficiency, with values very high in Tunisia (9.0 dS m⁻¹), high in Spain (4.6 dS m⁻¹), moderate in Morocco (estimated at 2.6 dS m⁻¹), and low in Turkey (1.4 dS m⁻¹). Salt loads in drainage waters, calculated from their salinity (EC_dw) and volume (Q), were highest in Tunisia (very high Q and very high EC_dw), intermediate in Turkey (extremely high Q and low EC_dw) and lowest in Spain (very low Q and high EC_dw) (there were no Q data for Morocco). Reduction of these high drainage volumes through sound irrigation management would be the most efficient way to control the off-site salt-pollution caused by these Mediterranean irrigation districts.