Productivity and Efficiency
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, water efficiency is the smart use of our water resources through water-saving technologies and simple steps. Using water efficiently will help ensure reliable water supplies today and for future generations. Topics addressed in this theme provide insights, lessons, and guidance on how diverse stakeholders are working to improve water management and reduce water use.
Productivity and Efficiency Resources
H2infO DC Launch Program - State Department
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October 3, 2014Thank you so much for joining us today at the U.S. Department of State. We hope you enjoy today's event.
Please click the green button above to access the program.Read more
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GlobalSecuring Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development
U.S. Agency for International Development
This resource is the homepage of Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development. Launched at the 2013 World Water Week in Stockholm, Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge for Development is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Swedish...Read more
Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933)
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May 18, 1933U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Act of 1933 established the Tennessee Valley Authority to oversee the construction of dams to control flooding, improve navigation and create cheap electric power in the Tennessee Valley basin. It serves to improve the navigability and to provide for the flood...Read more
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United StatesHydropower Energy and Economic Analysis Tool
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September 1, 2011U.S. Department of the Interior | Bureau of Reclamation
This is an “open source” software tool developed by the Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) and the contractor Anderson Engineering for the Hydropower Resource Assessment at Existing Reclamation Facilities Report , and it has been made available for public use. This tool is a model that allows...Read more
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United StatesUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln Water Center
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January 1, 2013Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Online home of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Water CenterRead more
Clemente Lab
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January 1, 2013Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Tom Clemente's laboratory site with research and publications linksRead more
Walia Lab
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January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
DWFI faculty fellow Harkamal Walia's website on research of crop stress genomics. Read more
University of Nebraska Extension
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January 1, 2014Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension homepageRead more
More with Less: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency in California
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September 8, 2008Pacific Institute
This report offers a comprehensive analysis of how to maintain a strong agricultural economy while improving the efficiency of water use and reducing groundwater overdraft and water withdrawals from the critically threatened Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.Read more
Energy and Water in the Western and Texas Interconnects
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March 1, 2014U.S. Department of Energy
View and download energy and water data collected in support of long term transmission planning in the western U.S.. Data categories include thermoelectric water use, water availability, water cost, future water use and an ecorisk calculator.Read more
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