System and method for irrigation management

An irrigation management system for controlling one or more water pumps supplying water to a plurality of irrigation systems, the irrigation management system comprising:

• a controller configured to:
• receive water pressure data from each of the irrigation systems;
• compare the water pressure data from each of the irrigation systems with a target water pressure to determine differences between the water pressure data from each of the irrigation systems and the target water pressure;
• determine whether the differences indicate that water pressure of at least one of the irrigation systems is lower than the target water pressure;
• if the differences indicate that water pressure of at least one of the irrigation systems is lower than the target water pressure, determine which of the differences indicates a greatest deviation below the target water pressure;
• and
• adjust operation of the one or more water pumps to increase water pressure to the irrigation systems in a manner that resolves the difference indicating the greatest deviation below the target water pressure.

An irrigation management system for controlling one or more water pumps supplying water to a plurality of irrigation systems, the irrigation management system comprising:

• a controller configured to:
• receive water pressure data from each of the irrigation systems;
• compare the water pressure data from each of the irrigation systems with a target water pressure to determine differences between the water pressure data from each of the irrigation systems and the target water pressure;
• determine whether the differences indicate that water pressure of at least one of the irrigation systems is lower than the target water pressure;
• if the differences indicate that water pressure of at least one of the irrigation systems is lower than the target water pressure, determine which of the differences indicates a greatest deviation below the target water pressure;
• adjust operation of the one or more water pumps to increase water pressure to the irrigation systems in a manner that resolves the difference indicating the greatest deviation below the target water pressure;
• if the differences do not indicate that water pressure of at least one of the irrigation systems is lower than the target water pressure, determine whether the differences indicate that water pressure of each of the irrigation systems is higher than the target water pressure;
• if the differences indicate that water pressure of each of the irrigation systems is higher than the target water pressure, determine which of the differences indicates a smallest deviation above the target water pressure;
• and
• adjust operation of the one or more water pumps to decrease water pressure to the irrigation systems in a manner that resolves the difference indicating the smallest deviation above the target water pressure.