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Municipal water use is the fastest growing sector of water use in Texas, representing over three million acre-feet of water demand in 2060 according to the 2012 State Water Plan. Landscapes often receive more water than needed for optimum plant...
2016-07-08
2018-04-30
2016-05-01
2016-04-29
2016-05-01
2016-07-08
Agriculture is a major income-producing sector in the Texas economy and a large part of this economic activity originates in irrigated crop production. For example, in 1973, 50% of all grain sorghum and 46% of all cotton in Texas were produced on...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1976-06-01
Agriculture is a major income-producing sector in the Texas economy and a large part of this economic activity originates in irrigated crop production. For example, in 1973, 50% of all grain sorghum and 46% of all cotton in Texas were produced on...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1976-06-01
Images of irrigation furrows, irrigated crops, an experiment on 5-Mile Creek, and charts and graphs on water use

1973-05-06
2007-01-02
2016-02-26
2007-01-02
2016-02-26
The gap between supply and demand of water for agricultural and municipal uses is rapidly closing at a time when world food requirements are increasing at an alarming rate. To meet the demand for agricultural products, new lands must be brought...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1975-06-01
The gap between supply and demand of water for agricultural and municipal uses is rapidly closing at a time when world food requirements are increasing at an alarming rate. To meet the demand for agricultural products, new lands must be brought...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1975-06-01
Images of water treatment plant construction (Prairie Waters Project), wilderness areas, and mountains in Colorado
2024-05-06
2007-01-02
2016-02-29
2007-01-02
2016-02-29
The Thomas Caldwell Adams papers (1905-1971) consist of the personal and professional papers of Thomas Caldwell Adams (1901-1965), a professor of civil engineering at the University of Utah who specialized in hydrology.; Biographical Sketch;...

Agriculture is a major income generating sector of the Texas economy. Irrigated agriculture is an important part of Texas agriculture and an "adequate" water supply is important in maintaining a viable agriculture. Irrigation water is important...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1975-04-01
Agriculture is a major income generating sector of the Texas economy. Irrigated agriculture is an important part of Texas agriculture and an "adequate" water supply is important in maintaining a viable agriculture. Irrigation water is important...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1975-04-01
Identifying best management practices (BMPs) promoting greater water use efficiency while maintaining crop yields is essential to the future of Texas cropping systems. Available water for irrigated crops is vital for sustaining crop production...
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
2007-08-01
Identifying best management practices (BMPs) promoting greater water use efficiency while maintaining crop yields is essential to the future of Texas cropping systems. Available water for irrigated crops is vital for sustaining crop production...
2011-07-05
2011-07-05
2007-08-01
Agricultural production and associated economic effects of irrigation on the Texas High Plains are seriously threatened by a rapidly declining groundwater supply and a swift upward trend in energy costs. To optimize the amount of irrigation water...
2007-12-07
2007-12-07
1979-03-01
Agricultural production and associated economic effects of irrigation on the Texas High Plains are seriously threatened by a rapidly declining groundwater supply and a swift upward trend in energy costs. To optimize the amount of irrigation water...
2007-12-07
2007-12-07
1979-03-01
Water deficits reduce plant growth and subsequently, crop yields. Man has relied upon irrigation to overcome these crop water deficiencies. But since the present supplies of water are limited, more efficient irrigation application methods must be...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1974-12-01
Water deficits reduce plant growth and subsequently, crop yields. Man has relied upon irrigation to overcome these crop water deficiencies. But since the present supplies of water are limited, more efficient irrigation application methods must be...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1974-12-01
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...
2007-12-05
2007-12-05
1980-05-01
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...
2007-12-05
2007-12-05
1980-05-01
An article espousing the efficiency and benefits of irrigation in agriculture. Includes photos of "Waiting for water: scene on the Truckee-Carson Project" and "Irrigation in southern California"
1906-09-01
2005-07-08
2004-07-13
The region north of the Canadian River in Texas and including the three western counties of Oklahoma have been rapidly developing the groundwater resource since the mid 1960's. This region, hereafter referred to as the Northern High Plains, is...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1976-06-01
The region north of the Canadian River in Texas and including the three western counties of Oklahoma have been rapidly developing the groundwater resource since the mid 1960's. This region, hereafter referred to as the Northern High Plains, is...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1976-06-01
Agriculture is a major income generating sector of the Texas economy. Irrigated agriculture is an important part of Texas agriculture and an "adequate" water supply is important in maintaining a viable agriculture. Irrigation water is important...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1974-08-01
Agriculture is a major income generating sector of the Texas economy. Irrigated agriculture is an important part of Texas agriculture and an "adequate" water supply is important in maintaining a viable agriculture. Irrigation water is important...
2011-07-01
2011-07-01
1974-08-01
The Irrigation Training Program, funded by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) through an Agricultural Water Conservation Grant, began in 2006. Administered by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), the Texas State Soil and Water...
2011-01-04
2011-01-04
2010-02-01
The Irrigation Training Program, funded by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) through an Agricultural Water Conservation Grant, began in 2006. Administered by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), the Texas State Soil and Water...
2011-01-04
2011-01-04
2010-02-01
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