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Conference Program > L'étang de Montady Technical Tour (14/10/2015)General InformationPlace: L'étang de Montady Date and time slot: Wednesday, 14 of October, 2015, 09:00-12:30 Target Audience: All participants, particularly the ICID Working Group on History (WG HIST) and the ICID Working Group on Drainage (WG SDG) Accessibility : Free, subject to availability (for logistic reasons and in order to guarantee your place, we recommend you to book your visit online) Supervisor : Thierry Ruf DetailsThe Pond was drained in 1247. The phylloxera crisis (around 1870) then shaped the wine-making vocation of Montady. The Pond’s natural form as a closed basin allows many vines to be submerged, which was an efficient method to fight the plague. In order to increase protection of the vineyard, a gravity irrigation network was installed in 1881 that draws water from the Midday Canal. The introduction of new crops, especially fodders and vegetables, that require more water, let to the installation of a second irrigation network after 1960 (by the BRL society). It consists of underground water supply pipes that pressurized water to allow it to spray. Moreover, cultivation of this area was further enhanced by its proximity with major communication routes (Roman Way, Midday Canal, Railway). For more information on the Pond of Montady : Ground dynamics in radial-concentric planning of the Pond of Montady : three centuries of confrontation between proprietors "of the peaks". T. RUF 24.06.2014 Programme9:00 Departure by bus - Meeting down the CORUM 9:45 Visit of Pond commentated by Thierry RUF 12:00 Back to CORUM 12:45 Lunch at CORUM Pictures
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