Watershed Management and Restoration
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, watershed management is the continuous process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects with partners using a multi-disciplinary and adaptive approach to sustain and enhance natural watersheds. Resources available in this sub-theme include watershed management technical reports, tools to assess flows in ecosystems, and other resources that support sustainable watershed management and restoration.
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Watershed Management and Restoration Resources
Arizona Groundwater Management
Published:
October 15, 2012The National Institutes for Water Resources
Arizona's water banking program is of interest to many, including Australian water management researchers and professionals. Our most populous areas' utilization of Colorado River water through the 336-mile constructed Central Arizona Project, which moves massive quantities of water...Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanArizona Environmental Water Needs Assessment Report
Published:
October 2, 2012The National Institutes for Water Resources
Considering environmental water needs alongside human demands is an emerging paradigm in water policy. The science of environmental water needs (or e-flows) is ever growing and evolving. And yet, no compendium of efforts to define e-flows in Arizona had been compiled, until now. This Assessment...Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanGreen Infrastructure for Southwestern Neighborhoods
Published:
October 1, 2012The National Institutes for Water Resources
As communities develop, vegetation is removed and soil is covered with asphalt, concrete, and rooftops. These impervious surfaces do not allow water to infiltrate into the ground. The cities of the Southwest are no exception, where automobile-centered infrastructure has created sprawling suburban...Read more
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Latin America and the CaribbeanReport on the Groundwater Resources of Project-B, Caymanas Area, St. Catherine
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July 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
The Naggo Head spring channel passes through the southern part of the area in a west-east direction. The physiographic position is an alluvial plain and the topography is level to nearly level.Read more
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JamaicaLatin America and the CaribbeanReport on the Groundwater Levels in Parts of Bernard Lodge and Caymanas Areas and Adjoining Coastal Area St. Catherine Plains
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July 1, 1989U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
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JamaicaLatin America and the CaribbeanReport on the Groundwater Resources of Project - C (Small Farmers' Area) Caymanas Area, St. Catherine Plains
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September 25, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
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JamaicaLatin America and the CaribbeanReport on the Groundwater Resources of Project - A, Bernard Lodge Area, St. Catherine Plains
Published:
September 25, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
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JamaicaLatin America and the CaribbeanNote on the Water Levels and Quality of Groundwater from the Observation Well At Hill Run, St. Catherine Plains
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September 25, 1985U.S. Agency for International Development
The Crop Diversification and Irrigation Project started functioning officially from October 1985, to reinforce the instructional capacity of Agro-21 Corporation Limited to promote and develop private commercial agriculture investment in Jamaica.Read more
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JamaicaLatin America and the CaribbeanIrrigation Water Management in Ecuador
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January 1, 1973U.S. Agency for International Development
The thesis describes and analyzes irrigation water management in Ecuador. One of the primary thesis objectives is to discuss the different private and public administered entities which have irrigation water delivery programs and describe the function and role of each as water management...Read more
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EcuadorLatin America and the CaribbeanImpact on Rural Incomes of Improved Water Management Practices in Milagro County, Ecuador
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January 1, 1972U.S. Agency for International Development
Farm budgets based on survey data are used to calculate the net revenue for average irrigated and unirrigated farms for four tenure classes on the Milagro irrigation project, Ecuador. Differences in net revenues between irrigated and unirrigated farms within each tenure class are assumed to be the...Read more
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