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The Pullman-Moscow area of southeastern Wash ton and northern Idaho depends on ground water as the principal source of water, but increasing pumpage rates and declining ground-water levels indicate a need for ground-water management. Using data...
1990-04-25
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To assist the Geosciences Unit of E G & G Idaho, Inc. with hydrogeologic characterization of Central Facilities Area (CFA) Landfill II, researchers at the University of Idaho have completed a project aimed at characterizing the soil cover and...
1990-06-01
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Approximately 90 percent of the public water supply in Idaho originates from groundwater, thus making potential pesticide contamination a key issue. A small, but significant portion of the applied pesticide is transported through the soil column...
1990-09-01
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PURPOSE: Well Hydraulics and Aquifer Testing will be a two-day program that presents an overview of the concepts, theories, and procedures that have been developed to evaluate important aquifer coefficients. The course is designed for...
1990-04-01
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Monitored and simulated economic-ecological impacts from nonpoint source pollution were studied in the Tom Beall Creek watershed along Lapwai, Creek in northern Idaho. Alternative farm practices including riparian vegetation management were...
1990-01-01
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This report covers the demonstration of electronic pump efficiency monitoring demonstrated on two municipal water supply wells in Idaho. One of the wells monitored was a variable speed pump and the other was a fixed speed pump. Both of the...
1991-01-01
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This investigation is part of a study of the operation of the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in southeastern Idaho. The scope of work includes five particular tasks, each addressing concerns of the canal company and individual members of...
1991-11-01
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The Aberdeen-Springfield Canal, a large open channel irrigation system in southeastern Idaho, is experiencing fluctuating flow rates and water levels due to the non-continuous operation of some pumped turnouts. The fluctuations cause problems in...
1991-08-01
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Continued ground water level decline in the Grande Ronde Basalt near Pullman, Washington and Moscow, Idaho demonstrates a need for ground water management policies to be established; the Grande Ronde Basalt is the primary source of water in the...
1991-06-01
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Streamwalk is designed to be used by lay people, people who are interested on learning more about their streams and rivers. It is anticipated that the data people collect will be used as a screening tool to focus attention on areas that might be...
1991-06-01
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The Idaho Water Project Update a semi-annual newsletter for people concerned with water and water-related issues in Idaho. The importance of these issues is reflected by the involvement of 100 federal, state, and local agencies in water quality...
1991-04-25
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The Idaho Water Project Update a semi-annual newsletter for people concerned with water and water-related issues in Idaho. This second, indexed, newsprint format issue contains briefs in agriculture, education, energy and hydropower, fish and...
1991-04-25
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The water table in the Big Lost River valley is declining due to increased irrigation pumpage and decreased recharge from surface-water irrigation, resulting from the use of more efficient application methods and an accompanying expansion to about...
1991-12-01
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A data management system called the Hydrologic Information Storage And Retrieval System (HISARS) is used at the University of Idaho to provide various individuals and organizations with easy access to climatic and hydrologic information. However,...
1986-08-01
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Between 1975 and 1987, a data management system called HISARS (Hydrologic Information Storage And Retrieval System) was used at the University of Idaho to store and retrieve climatic had hydrologic information. However, HISARS is now over ten...
1987-08-01
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A field evaluation of closed conduit flow measuring systems was conducted to determine technically acceptable devices and develop guidelines for measuring irrigation water diversions from surface and ground water sources in the State of Idaho....
1987-10-01
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A low cost flow measurement device that will provide real-time data is needed for use in irrigation water distribution. In addition it must be easily calibrated, require low operating head, and require little if any periodic current meter...
1987-11-01
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This study addresses the problem of drought risk assessment for streams within the State of Idaho. As both the demand and competition for surface water supplies continue to increase, it is essential that a rational planning basis be established to...
1987-05-01
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Increasing occurrences of blue-green algal blooms in lakes throughout the western United States have been linked to recreational use, sewage inputs, and nonpoint runoff from agricultural and grazing sources. In certain instances these blooms...
1987-10-01
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States that administer ground water under the prior appropriation doctrine experience similar management problems. A comparison of management activities in Washington, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico indicates a...
1987-06-01
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This publication is a pamphlet for distribution to the public about the current state of ground water supplies in the Pullman, Washington and Moscow, Idaho area. It includes information about the local geology, aquifers, and potential groundwater...
1987-04-25
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Three pump station monitors, two developed by the University of Idaho and the Agricultural Research Service and one developed by Utah State University, were demonstrated on southern Idaho pumping stations in 1986. Discharge, pumping and lift...
1987-08-01
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Increasing pumpage rates and declining ground-water levels in the Columbia River Basalts of the Pullman-Moscow area of Washington and Idaho indicate a need for ground-water management. A three-dimensional numerical computer model of ground-water...
1987-04-01
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Since 1982 withdrawals from the Boise geothermal aquifer system have increased from less than 300 million to over 600 million gals/yr. Prior to 1983 the system appears to have been in or near equilibrium. Current production levels exceed the...
1987-08-01
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A simulation modeling package has been developed for the purpose of critically evaluation on-farm irrigation water supply and application systems under Pacific Northwest conditions. The entire package is designed to be executed on a...
1987-05-01
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