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
Weather 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 States, North AmericaHydrometeorological Automated Data System (HADS)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
This website provides real-time data acquisition and data distribution system and site meta-data to U.S. National Weather Service. There are more than 15,000 data points which give weather data observations.Read more
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United States, North AmericaHow Trees Can Retain Stormwater Runoff
Published:
December 31, 1969The National Institutes for Water Resources
Trees in our communities provide many services beyond the inherent beauty they lend to streets and properties. One of the most overlooked and underappreciated is their ability to reduce the volume of water rushing through gutters and pipes following a storm. This means less investment in expensive...Read more
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United States, North AmericaPredicting the Hydrologic Effects of Land Modification
Published:
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 AmericaNumerical Model of Flow in a Stream - Aquifer System
Published:
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 AmericaThe Economics of Water Reform: Institutional Design for Improved Management in LdC
Published:
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 AmericaEnvironmental Studies and Natural Resource Management: an Annotated Guide to University and Government Training Programs in the United States
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January 1, 1980U.S. Agency for International Development
This report was prepared by the Sierra Club and addresses university courses with emphasis on environmental sustainability and the impact of human activities on areas such as forests, waterways, islands, mountains, and grazing lands.Read more
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United States, North AmericaUrban Forest Values: Economic Benefits of Trees in Cities
Published:
November 1, 1998The National Institutes for Water Resources
Many important decisions in American cities are based on careful cost and benefit analysis of options. Yet the values of trees and plants in our urban centers are often overlooked. Urban forests are a significant and increasingly valuable asset of the urban environment. Scientists have measured the...Read more
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United States, North AmericaPhiladelphia Water Department "Green City - Clean Water" Program
Published:
October 1, 2009The National Institutes for Water Resources
PWD's 'Green City - Clean Water' program integrates management of Philadelphia's watersheds into this larger context. It is designed to provide many benefits beyond the reduction of combined sewer overflows, so that every dollar spent provides a maximum return in benefits to the...Read more
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United States, North AmericaHavasu Canyon Watershed
Published:
June 1, 2010The National Institutes for Water Resources
Assessment involving the collection of readily available quantitative and qualitative information to develop a watershed profile, and sufficient analysis of that information to generate an appraisal of the conservation needs of the watershed.Read more
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United States, North America