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

Watercourse Improvement Manual

Published: 
February 1, 1980
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
In the arid and semiarid regions which comprise 50% of the world's arable land, water is the critical input on which food production increases depend. This manual discusses processes (of interest to planners) and techniques (of use to engineers, economists, and sociologists) to improve the...Read more

Numerical Model of Flow in a Stream - Aquifer System

Published: 
November 5, 1974
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
A three-dimensional, finite difference model was developed for simulating steady and unsteady, saturated and unsaturated flow in a stream-aquifer system. The basis of the model is the finite difference form of Richard's equation for unsaturated and saturated subsurface flow. Effects of stream...Read more
Regional focus: 
United StatesNorth America

Public Attitudes About Water in the West

Colorado State University
Contains data gathered as part of the "Attitudes Toward Agricultural Water Use in the West" survey.Read more

Water Quality Interpretation Tool

Colorado State University
An online tool for well owners to interpret their laboratory sampling tests for drinking, livestock and irrigation water quality.Read more

Colorado Stormwater Center

Colorado State University
Provides storm water-related education, training and research with the goal of maintaining and improving the health of lakes, rivers and streams through proper storm water management.Read more

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