Watershed Management and Restoration
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.
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Proposed Water Management Program for Major Irrigation Schemes in Sri Lanka
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January 1, 1979U.S. Agency for International Development, CH2M HILL
Because of poor irrigation management, much of Sri Lanka's agricultural lands can be farmed only occasionally or only during the Maha season -- despite the fact that sufficient rainfall exists for one or more crops per year. The purpose of this study is to determine the institutional,...Read more
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Sri Lanka, South East AsiaThe Economics of Water Reform: Institutional Design for Improved Management in LdC
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January 1, 1977U.S. Agency for International Development
Deals with the productivity of irrigated agriculture but, at the same time, emphasizes the importance of equity in irrigated systems. Suggests irrigation potentials may be expanded through the construction of new projects; rehabilitation and modification of the infrastructure in existing projects;...Read more
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United States, North AmericaOptimum Utilization of Water Resources for Agriculture With Special Emphasis on Systems Analysis of Watershed Management; Annual Technical Report, 1974/1975
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December 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
Plan have been initiated in conceptualizing and organizing a multidimensional information network among universities involved in AID programs. A week long watershed-management short course was held to serve as a base for the development of a set of materials which can be civilized in LDCs as...Read more
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Sudan, Sub-Saharan AfricaWatershed Management in Arid Zones: A Prototype Short Course
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March 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource evolved from a short course in Saltillo, Mexico during March 1974 which was designed to help extend knowledge of water resource development and research techniques in arid and semiarid systems applicable to developing nations.Read more
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MexicoStudy of Village Organizational Factors Affecting Water Management Decision Making in Pakistan
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March 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
The purpose of this study is to examine the social factors which affect the water management decision making of Punjabi farmers in a sample of fifteen Pakistani villages. In essence the study design is as follows: The focus of inquiry is on three dependent variables -- (1) decisions of farmers to...Read more
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Pakistan, South East AsiaProject Paper: Soil and Water Resources Survey of the Helmand-Arghandab Valleys
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February 1, 1975U.S. Agency for International Development
The goal of U.S. assistance in Afghanistan is to increase farm incomes. Under the first phase of the project, a soil and water survey of the areas around the Helmand-Arghandab rivers will be conducted with special reference to possible irrigation/drainage/conservation projects already identified.Read more
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Afghanistan, South East AsiaNumerical Model of Flow in a Stream - Aquifer System
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November 5, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development, Colorado State University
A three-dimensional, finite difference model was developed for simulating steady and unsteady, saturated and unsaturated flow in a stream-aquifer system. The basis of the model is the finite difference form of Richard's equation for unsaturated and saturated subsurface flow. Effects of stream...Read more
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United States, North AmericaWater Runs Down Hill and Evaporates: Human Organization and the Management of Water Environments
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July 31, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is concerned with such an approach to the institutional and organizational requirements of irrigated agriculture. To deal with this concern, several related topics will be discussed. First, a brief look at some historical attempts at irrigation development are presented. Next, a more...Read more
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South East AsiaPredicting the Hydrologic Effects of Land Modification
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June 20, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
In summary, by comparing the "before" and "after" predicted hydrologic outputs from a coupled stochastic rainfall model and a deterministic method for estimating runoff, a procedure for comparing the hydrologic effects of land use changes on ungauged watersheds has been...Read more
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United States, North AmericaLake Volta, Man-Made Lake in Ghana; Annotated Bibliography and Inventory
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
This document provides an annotated bibliography of water resources and management of Lake Volta in Ghana.Read more
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Ghana, Sub-Saharan AfricaDon't see what you're looking for? You can search USWP member sites, request a resource, or contact the USWP.