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A stochastic simulation methodology was developed for the rainfall-runoff process to assist in the assessment of nonpoint source pollutant loads, particularly for ungauged watersheds where there is a scarcity or complete lack of historical data....
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1989-12-01 |
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Solutions to Texas water policy and planning problems will be easier to identify once the impact of price upon community water demand is better understood. Several important questions cannot be addressed in the absence of such information. This...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1989-04-01 |
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Furrow diking is a practical, efficient and low-cost technique to conserve water and increase crop yields. Improvements in diker design and the increased use of herbicides have resulted in the rapid spread of furrow diking in the Texas High Plains...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1988-07-01 |
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Water is a key resource of concern to residents and decision makers in the State of Texas and in many other parts of the United States. Careful planning for its use is of utmost importance for the State and the Nation. Such planning requires...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1988-02-01 |
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Statement of the Problem
Effective management of its surface water resources is essential to the continued growth and prosperity of the state of Texas. Rapid population and economic growth combined with depleting ground water reserves are...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1988-08-01 |
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Statement of the Problem
Rapid population and economic growth combined with depleting groundwater reserves are resulting in ever increasing demands on surface water resources in Texas, as well as elsewhere. The climate of the state is...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1988-08-01 |
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The four main crops produced in the Texas High Plains have been the subject of water management research for several decades by the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA/Agricultural Research Service. As expected, experimental results...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1987-08-01 |
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Accurate estimates of surface exchange rates for volatile pollutants in bays are needed to allow predictions of pollutant movement and retention time. The same types of estimates can be used to calculate reaeration rates. The tracer gas technique...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1987-08-01 |
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In this research project, a methodology for automating the forecasting of municipal daily water use is developed and implemented in a microcomputer program called WATCAL. An automated forecast system is devised by modifying the...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1987-08-01 |
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Rice is currently produced on approximately 400,000 acres in the Texas Coastal Prairie. This rice consumes 1.8 million acre-feet of water a year or 13 percent of Texas' renewable water resources. The Texas Coastal Prairie is a delicate ecosystem...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1985-03-01 |
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Effective management of its surface water resources is essential to the continued growth and prosperity of the state of Texas. Rapid population and economic growth combined with depleting ground water reserves are resulting in ever increasing...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1985-06-01 |
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Rapid population and economic growth in Texas is accompanied by increased needs for water supply and flood control. Depleting groundwater reserves are resulting in an increased reliance on surface water. The rising cost of fossil fuel during the...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1985-11-01 |
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This research investigated the movement of a surface flow profile over an infiltrating soil under conditions of surge flow, and theory related thereto, for use in preliminary design procedures for surge irrigation systems. Four specific research...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1985-07-01 |
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A simulation study was performed to analyze the relationship between the volume of moisture stored in a soil profile and the rate of percolation and subsurface return flow. The simulation study was derived on the basis of the Richards equation....
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1984-02-01 |
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A flexible, recursive programming model of crop production on the Texas High Plains was developed. Besides the linear programming (LP) Optimization routine and recursive feedback section, the model also includes a matrix generator and report...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1984-02-01 |
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In 1979, nine small forested watersheds were instrumented in East Texas to determine the effect of intensive forest management practices on water quantity and quality. Three replications of three treatments were used: 1) clearcutting - followed by...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1984-03-01 |
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There are about 15 million acres of cropland in the U.S. that are irrigated from aquifers which are incurring declining water levels (sloggett). This is primarily in the Great Plains Region where irrigation water is pumped from the Ogallala...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1984-06-10 |
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In 1979, nine small forested watersheds were instrumented in East Texas to determine the effect of intensive forest management practices
On water quantity and quality. Three replications of three treatments were used: 1) clearcutting - followed...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1983-01-01 |
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The chief sources of groundwater for the Texas Winter Garden are the Carrizo (Dimmit, Zavala, Frio, and LaSalle Counties) and Edwards (Uvalde County) Aquifers. The major user of groundwater in the region is irrigation. However, insufficient...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1983-02-01 |
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The commercial forestlands of East Texas and Louisiana are the most water-efficient producing areas of the two states. Current and projected water shortages for Texas makes this water-rich area extremely important to future growth and development...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1983-08-01 |
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Two possible policy alternatives for management of limited water supplies in arid portions of Texas and New Mexico were analyzed for economic feasibility. Detailed studies of the potential impact of a water accumulation policy for each of two...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1983-10-01 |
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Water shortages are a common problem in much of the southwest. Increasing urbanization and increasing population places greater demands on dwindling water supplies. Over half of the water used in urban areas of the southwest is used in the...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1983-08-01 |
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C. E. Jacob received patents in 1965 for a single location well doublet that would produce fresh water overlying salt-water without upconing of the heavier salt-water and pollution of the fresh water zone. No known evaluation of the concept or...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1983-09-01 |
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Crop production on the Texas High Plains is constrained by limited and erratic rainfall, hence irrigation is important. Presently, 6 million acres, or 50% of regional cropland, are irrigated annually. Irrigation water is drawn from the Ogallala...
2007-11-30
2007-11-30 1983-12-01 |
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Irrigation is a major contributing factor in crop production on the Texas High Plains. It is responsible for greatly increasing crop production and farm income for the region. Two factors, a declining groundwater supply and increasing production...
2007-12-04
2007-12-04 1982-05-01 |
