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
Effects of California's Urban Forests on Energy Use and Potential Savings from Large-Scale Tree Planting
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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 States, North AmericaWater 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 StatesSoil, Nutrient, and Water Management Systems Used in U.S. Corn Production
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April 1, 2002U.S. Department of Agriculture
Corn production uses over 25 percent of the Nation's cropland and more than 40 percent of the commercial fertilizer applied to crops. Thus, corn farmers' choices of soil, nutrient, and water management systems can have a major impact not only on their own profitability, but also on the...Read more
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United StatesAgricultural Resource Management Survey - Phase III
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November 1, 2012U.S. Department of Agriculture
Data collected in the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's primary source of information on agricultural resource use and costs, farm sector financial conditions, and farm household finances. The ARMS is the only source of information available...Read more
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United StatesClimate Change and US National Security
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March 1, 2016This report examines the past, present, and future of climate security in the United StatesRead more
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United States, North AmericaA US Strategy for Sustainable Energy Security
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March 1, 2016Exploring strategies for sustainibility in the US enbergy sector. Read more
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