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
Water Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture: Trends and Challenges in the Face of Emerging Demands
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September 1, 2012U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. agriculture accounts for 80-90 percent of the Nation's consumptive water use (water lost to the environment by evaporation, crop transpiration, or incorporation into products). Despite technological innovations, at least half of U.S. irrigated cropland acreage is still irrigated with less...Read more
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United StatesAgricultural Water Security Listening Session -Final Report
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September 10, 2004U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural water security is described as the need to maintain adequate water supplies to meet the food and fiber needs of the expanding population maximizing the efficiency of water use by farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. This literature reports on best practices for stakeholder...Read more
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United StatesThe Understanding Water Supply: General Considerations
U.S. Agency for International Development
This paper is one of a series published by Volunteers in Technical Assistance to provide an introduction to specific state-of-the-art technologies of interest to people in developing countries. The purpose of this paper is to provide basic information and data for those individuals responsible for...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaFountains--Water Wasters or Works of Art?
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Those of us conditioned by the ubiquitous precepts of water conservation may feel slightly squeamish about water fountains. We have been taught that not all water uses are equal, some are of more value than others. Drinking obviously is an essential water use but washing sidewalks and driveways is...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWeather Modification: a Water Resource Strategy to Be Researched, Tested Before Tried
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Weather modification has a rather unique status among water resource issues. Along with attracting attention as a potential water supply source, weather modification is of interest because of its varied and changing status in the scientific and public policy communities; it has an aura of...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaGeologic and Hydrologic Aspects of Test Well Drilling
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April 1, 1962U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentU.S. Geological Survey
Information on test-well drilling was compiled in 1957 in the Resources Div., U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona, for use in the training of participants from foreign countries. The data pertains largely to the geologic and hydrologic aspects of test-well drilling and supplement instructions...Read more
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United StatesForecasting Water Use in U.S. Irrigated Agriculture With Different Alternative Futures
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February 1, 1974U.S. Agency for International Development
The results of the forecasting effort of the National Water Commission show both how (a) the economic demands for water in irrigated agriculture can be estimated and (b) how water use will be affected by policy decisions and the life styles of U.S. citizens. The importance of varying certain...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaWater Management Research in Arid and Sub-Humid Lands of Less Developed Countries, Annual Report, 1975/1976; Executive Summary
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January 1, 1976U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
Inadequate water is the primary constraint of agricultural production in a large portion of the developing countries. The technology for using available water supplies most efficiently is either lacking or not adapted to the available resources, in many of these countries.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaSecuring Water for Environmental Purposes: Establishing Pilot Programs
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June 30, 2009The National Institutes for Water Resources
This paper explores implementation of programs to provide water for the environment, such as check box donation programs and Conserve to Enhance, a mechanism using voluntary municipal water conservation.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaRegional Water Management Cooperation
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March 15, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
This is the Water Report Newsletter from March 2014. It is comprised of several articles including: -" Albuquerque's Water Resources Management" -"Regional Water Management Cooperation".Read more
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