U.S. Domestic Resources
Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.
U.S. Domestic Resources
Regional and Local Management of Arizona's Watersheds
Published:
September 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Study assesses the feasibility of regional approaches to local conditions. A case study of The Santa Cruz Valley Water District outlines fundamental issues that need to be addressed in order for regional efforts to be implemented successfully.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWhy the Groundwater Management Act?
Published:
October 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Groundwater is being pumped from aquifers faster than it is able to be naturally replenished. The Groundwater Management Act (GMA) was established by the Arizona State legislature to regulate groundwater use and determine a safe yield goal for recharge of water and recovery.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaEffects of California's Urban Forests on Energy Use and Potential Savings from Large-Scale Tree Planting
Published:
June 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
The study describes the role of existing urban forests as "nature's air conditioners" and estimates the value of energy benefits that would result over a 15-year time period from large-scale planting of empty sites. Information in this study may be used to justify investment in...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaProgram Assistance Initial Proposal (PAIP) for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program
U.S. Agency for International Development
A program assistance initial proposal for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program, a program with objectives to secure fishing rights for U.S. boats and by providing additional resources to the South Pacific region for non-military uses.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaFish Behavior and Its Use in the Capture and Culture of Fishes
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January 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
The commercial aquaculture or fish farm shows great promise as a source of low cost, high quality protein. However, as few reliable data on costs and returns to the industry exist, before investment decisions are made, certain critical factors such as water quality, species selection, and...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaThe Potential for Fishery Development in the Caribbean and Adjacent Seas
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January 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
This report begins with a brief geographical and political history of the area and then discusses at greater length the various kinds and characteristics of fish in the Caribbean. The best source of information about the fish resources of the Caribbean has been the extensive investigations of the...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaProspects of the World's Fishery Resources With Emphasis on the Western Hemisphere
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January 1, 1970U.S. Agency for International Development
The world's production from the aquatic environment, excluding whales, was doubled in the decade between 1952 and 1962, from 22 million metric tons to 45 million metric tons and in the period from 1962 to the present, from 45 million metric tons to about 70 million metric tons. The most rapid...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaTechnical and Socio-Economic Factors as They Affect Dam site Selection in the Citanduy River System; a Special Report
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
To identify socio-economic research issues for fisheries development in the world's developing nations, 22 university and governmental personnel met for two and one-half days in October 1972, at the University of Rhode Island. Participants were divided into three working groups, with each...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaFreshwater Fish Pond Culture and Management
Published:
January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
A brief but thorough discussion of potential fish protein concentrate (FPC) and projections of its future harvest, accompanied by several illustrative tables. FDC ideally is that product resulting from modern technologies which has been transformed into a stable, dry, high amino acid quality, non-...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaPredicting 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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