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Groundwater lies hidden beneath the soil, out of sight and largely out of mind. As a result, it?s poorly understood by most who depend on it for drinking water and other uses. Misconceptions about groundwater are common. In 1904, a Texas judge...
2011-07-07
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2011-07-07
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Wastewater that is to be surface applied must first be disinfected to remove odors and disease-causing microorganisms. We are conducting a study, funded by an EPA 319 grant, determining the ability of subsurface flow constructed wetlands to treat...
2011-07-08
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Urbanization alters river hydrology, morphology, water quality, and habitat and ecology. Most of these associated changes are due to an increase in impervious surface cover (ISC) throughout the watershed. But the spatial location of urban areas...
2011-07-08
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The Texas Water Resources Institute awarded a Mill Scholarship to M.C. Sterling, Jr in 2002. This project describes five sensors for rapid monitoring of crude oil concentrations in an aquatic system. These measurements are critical for monitoring...
2011-07-08
2011-07-08 2003-06-01 |
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Confined poultry production has increased in Texas and along with it, complaints of odor and
dust. These issues are a major problem in the United States not only for confined animal health
but also for the increasing urban migration to the rural...
2013-06-11
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A smart controller testing facility was established by the Irrigation Technology Center at Texas A&M University in College Station in 2008 in order to evaluate their performance from an ?enduser? point of view. The ?end-user? is considered to be...
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With increasing population and the demand for potable water, water with elevated salinity and reclaimed water are now commonly used for irrigating urban landscape in many communities in the arid Southwest. It not only saves potable water, but also...
2013-06-11
2013-06-11 2011-12-01 |
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The CRITERIA model was created in the 1990s in Italy, and is based on the soil water balance computation procedures developed at the Wageningen University in the Netherlands in the 1980s. CRITERIA has been used as an analysis and regional water...
2013-06-11
2013-06-11 2024-05-05 |
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The region of Texas along the Mexican border has been experiencing rapid urban growth. This has caused fragmentation of many irrigation districts who are struggling to address the resulting challenges. In this paper, we analyze the growth of urban...
2013-06-12
2013-06-12 2011-12-01 |
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The Arroyo Colorado is located in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas and flows through the middle of Hidalgo and Cameron counties. The lower 16 miles of the Arroyo Colorado form the boundary between Cameron and Willacy Counties, but the...
2013-06-12
2013-06-12 2012-01-01 |
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This report was compiled per the project, ?Arroyo Colorado Agricultural Nonpoint Source Assessment? funded by the TSSWCB through the CWA ?319(h) NPS Grant Program. Under this project, TWRI was tasked to (1) compile historical water quality data...
2013-06-12
2013-06-12 2012-04-11 |
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The Copano Bay watershed covers approximately 1.4 million acres encompassing portions of Karnes, Bee, Goliad, Refugio, San Patricio and Aransas counties. Copano Bay and its main tributaries, the Mission and Aransas rivers, were placed on the Texas...
2013-06-12
2013-06-12 2012-05-17 |
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The Arroyo Colorado flows through Hidalgo, Cameron and Willacy Counties in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas into the Laguna Madre and is the major source of fresh water to the lower Laguna Madre. The Arroyo Colorado is an economically and...
2013-06-12
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