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The Red Bluff Water and Power Control District proposed the Pecos River Ecosystem Project in 1997, to address saltcedar issues along the Pecos River. The initial objectives of the project were to increase efficiency of water delivery in the river...
2005-07-12
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A decision support system (DSS) simulation model consisting of eight lakes and reservoirs is used to explore alternative streamflow augmentation policies being considered for the Quinebaug River. The DSS modeling effort is part of a...
2005-07-12
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Water resources, and the infrastructure to sustainability manage these resources, are a priority for the Victorian State Government. Prolonged drought, projected population growth, combined with the potential impact of climate change and the...
2006-07-20
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In June, 2005, Governor Bill Richardson signed Executive Order 05-033 on “Climate change and greenhouse gas reduction.” That E.O. called for the State Engineer, in collaboration with other local, state and federal agencies and the State’s research...
2006-07-20
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Fifty years ago, research and development funding through the U. S. Department of the Interior, Office of Saline Water was used to develop many of the water treatment technologies used today. These include reverse osmosis, electrodialysis,...
2006-07-20
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Currently, electric power generation is one of largest water withdrawal and use sectors in the U.S. On the other hand, water distribution, treatment, and transmission is one of the largest energy use sectors. As future demands for energy and water...
2006-07-20
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Since the launch of NASA’s Terra satellite in December 1999 the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection (ASTER) radiometer has made more than two dozen of observations of the Elephant Butte Reservoir located on the Rio Grande river in...
2006-07-19
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Agricultural water use in the binational Lower Colorado River Basin is about ninety percent of all the beneficial use. Fast growing border cities of Baja California and conservation uses will increase their water allocations in the near future....
2006-07-19
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Drinking water quality is the key factor for sustainability of life and well being of the human population. The quality of water in Texas High Plains generally is suitable for irrigation but doesn’t meet the drinking water standards with respect...
2006-07-19
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A summary of water management in Libya will be given that describes the balance between demand and supply. The renewable water supply is 10 times less than that deemed a scarce level per capita. The solution from Libyan government is to pipe water...
2006-07-18
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Several options are available to reduce the amount of potable water used for landscape irrigation. First, potable water used for irrigation could be eliminated completely and replaced by effluent or low quality water that does not meet standards...
2006-07-18
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The Advanced Concepts Desalination program at Sandia National Laboratories aims to increase the availability of fresh water through cost-effective developments in desalination technology, particularly for treatment of brackish ground water. The...
2006-07-18
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High molecular weight, linear, anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) is under investigation as a means of sealing unlined water delivery canals, thus potentially increasing the amount of water for downstream users. This study uses a two-layer conceptual...
2008-07-01
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Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) for Chittagong Hill Tracts is one the key future issues in Bangladesh forestry decision making of South Asia. Therefore a combined approach of criteria and indicators (C&I) and Multi-Criteria Analysis...
2008-07-01
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