Browsing Ag Water Conservation Policy by Title "1996 USCID water management conference"
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MOU on efficient water management practices by California agricultural water suppliers - can it work?
In September 1990, AB 3616, "The Agricultural Water Suppliers Act," became law in California. This law required the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to establish an advisory committee to review and study potential ... -
Study on water use plan for reasonable irrigation operation and management
The major function of irrigation is to supplement water to growing crops with the quantities which cannot be sufficed by the nature, in order to ensure food productions. The conventional water use plan for irrigation ... -
Probabilistic assessment of reservoir fill under a range of winter flow regimes, A
Regulated flow regimes below irrigation reservoirs frequently create undesirable conditions for downstream biota. In order to meet reservoir fill deadlines, winter discharge below Island Park reservoir on the Henry's Fork ... -
Farmer adoption of irrigation water conservation measures in the South Platte River Basin
The potential of demand management as a water management tool in the South Platte River basin is limited by a lack of information regarding existing irrigation practices. A study was conducted to obtain information regarding ... -
Competing water demands in Jordan: the need and opportunity for improved water management
Jordan does not have a water supply sufficient for current and future irrigation, domestic, and industrial needs. The Jordan Valley Authority (JVA) provides irrigation water to about 23,000 hectares (57,000 acres) of land ... -
Binational approach to the water management in the Lower Colorado River Basin, A
The Mexico-United States border is a zone of shared problems for both countries. The Colorado River system stands out among their common rivers, its usefulness benefiting many people, especially if one considers its location ... -
Competing interests in water resources - a rural and urban scenario in Andhra Pradesh, India
Increased demographic pressure results in the fast emergence of acute water scarcity for both drinking and agricultural purposes. Surface and ground water resources show widespread signs of degradation and depletion even ... -
Economic impacts of short-term water transfer programs - the Palo Verde land fallowing program case study
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (Metropolitan) and the Palo Verde Irrigation District implemented a two-year test land fallowing program (Program) from August 1, 1992 through July 31, 1994. Under the ... -
Groundwater management - building consensus
Located in western Riverside County, in southern California, the Eastern Municipal Water District (EMWD) covers over 555 square miles with a population of nearly 400,000. Only about 20% of the total water sold by EMWD for ... -
Building consensus in Idaho to benefit water quality, endangered species, the environment, and irrigation!
Balancing the needs of the environment, endangered species, and a healthy agricultural economy within a river basin is challenging. On the Payette River in Idaho, consensus has been reached in an attempt to deal with current ... -
Fish friendly water for agricultural, urban and environmental needs: a California case study
A project was developed to provide "fish friendly" water for approximately 8,000 acres of wetlands, 8,000 acres of agricultural land, urban water users, and millions of migrating waterfowl. The confluence of Big Chico ... -
Trumbull Basin surface water management plan
Addressing resource management issues and solving conflicting resource management problems is most effective as a grass roots "bottom up" approach. However, assuring federal and state agency technical specialists support ... -
Some environmental and social aspects of water resources development
Carbon emissions from the use of fossil fuels are increasing. Global warming continues resulting in more violent and destructive storms. The world population is increasing by nearly 90 million annually. Forests are rapidly ... -
Linear programming applied in the combined operation of the laterals and the ponds
This study investigated the combined operation of the laterals and the ponds by applying the linear programming. The linear programming is able to give an optimal operation schedule so that the irrigation water requirement ...
