Multiple Use Water Services

Multiple Use Water Services Resources

Valuing Water in Irrigated Agriculture and Reservoir Fisheries: A Multiple-Use Irrigation System in Sri Lanka

Publication date:
January 1, 2001
U.S. Agency for International Development
Decision makers often lack information on the relative economic contributions of water for both irrigation and non-irrigation uses, resulting in inefficient and inequitable water allocation decisions. to help address this problem, the present report examines the relative economic contributions of...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Sri Lanka
South East Asia

Training Resource Book on a Participatory Method for Modeling Bio Resource Flows

Publication date:
January 1, 1991
U.S. Agency for International Development
This training resource book was developed for people working with farmers in farming systems research and extension. It deals specifically with a farmer-participatory method for constructing pictorial models. The model, in this case, concerns bio resource flows between aquaculture and agriculture...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Multiple Use Systems Developed By iDE

iDE
This provides a brief overview of iDE's multiple use water system (MUS). MUS is a water management approach that provides households in rural communities with access to domestic and productive water through a single system.Read more

Reviving the Oceans Economy: The Case for Action, 2015

Publication date:
July 16, 2021
Reviving the Oceans Economy: The Case for Action, 2015 brings into focus the economic value our oceans represent for this planet, as the future of humanity depends on their healthy living conditions. While figures in the report are a vast underestimation, the economic assets at risk accurately...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
Global

Public Supply Water Use

Publication date:
July 21, 2021
Public supply refers to water withdrawn by public and private water suppliers that provide water to at least 25 people or have a minimum of 15 connections. Public-supply water is delivered to users for domestic, commercial, and industrial purposes. Part of the total is used for public services,...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Domestic Water Use

Publication date:
July 21, 2021
This web page provides an overview of USGS's research about domestic water use. It includes related research and a collection of data and tools. Domestic water use includes indoor and outdoor uses at residences, and includes uses such as drinking, food preparation, bathing, washing clothes and...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

Recreational Water Quality

Publication date:
July 21, 2021
This web page provides an overview of USGS's research about recreational water quality. It includes related research, publications, news, and a collection of data and tools. The water quality of a nearby lake, a watershed, or along the coast can be enhanced only by collecting good information...Read more
Regional/Country focus:
United States

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