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
Planning How to Use Sources of Surface Water
U.S. Agency for International Development
This technical note describes the planning need to use surface water sources in terms of eight planning steps: -recognize problem -organize community support and set objectives -collect data -formulate alternatives -choose best method -establish the system -operate and maintain system -evaluate...Read more
Regional and Local Management of Arizona's Watersheds
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September 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Study assesses the feasibility of regional approaches to local conditions. A case study of The Santa Cruz Valley Water District outlines fundamental issues that need to be addressed in order for regional efforts to be implemented successfully.Read more
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United States, North AmericaHow Water Management in Tucson, Arizona Has Affected the Desert's Landscape
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October 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Tuscan, Arizona has relied heavily on groundwater to supply its water needs. Over time, the pumping associated with residential, agricultural and industrial water use has outstripped nature's ability to replenish the underground aquifers. To reduce the overdraft of groundwater in the Tuscan...Read more
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United States, North AmericaArizona Rural Water Issues Attracting Attention: What Is Best Plan for Managing Non-Active Management Areas?
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March 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Water management involves more than just the hydrological process. Successful water management should reflect the physical, social and cultural characteristics unique to the area. In Arizona, urban water affairs are recognized as a priority, however rural regions are often overlooked, which has...Read more
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United States, North AmericaLand Subsidence in the United States
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December 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior
Publication is one in a series of fact sheets that describe ground-water-resource issues across the United States, as well as some of the activities of the U.S. Geological Survey that provide information to help others develop, manage, and pretext ground-water resources in a sustainable manner.Read more
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United States, North AmericaCorporate Water Stewardship: Achieving a Sustainable Balance
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November 18, 2013The Coca-Cola Company
Globally, corporations and industry are seeking to secure access to sufficient quantities of water to meet current and future needs in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible way in the midst of an unfolding global water crisis with risks that transcend communities, industry and...Read more
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Global2009 Water for Food Conference Proceedings
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May 5, 2009Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska, CH2M HILL
Proceedings of the 2009 Water for Food ConferenceRead more
2011 Water for Food Conference Proceedings
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May 4, 2011Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Proceedings of the 2011 Water for Food ConferenceRead more
2012 Water for Food Conference Proceedings
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June 1, 2012Robert B. Daugherty Water for Food Institute at the University of Nebraska
Proceedings of the 2012 Water for Food ConferenceRead more
Understanding and Reducing the Risks of Climate Change for Transboundary Waters
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December 1, 2009Pacific Institute
This report outlines some of the risks that climate change poses to transboundary water agreements. In the following sections, the Pacific Institute defines the extent and general characteristics of transboundary rivers and aquifers and describe some of the institutional structures that have been...Read more
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