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
Handbook of Water Use and Conservation
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January 1, 2001Alliance for Water Efficiency
As drought, pollution, and sprawl make water increasingly scarce, many are seeking new and sustainable solutions to water supply problems. This book is the most comprehensive, authoritative, and state-of-the-art reference ever published on water use, conservation, and the growing array of...Read more
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GlobalWater Cycle Education Resources
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The resources on this website can help users understand the interactions of the water cycle through models and empirical evidence based explanations. These resources provides real-time and historic data sources that track and measure the water in different parts of the water cycle; satellite images...Read more
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GlobalCorporate 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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GlobalNASA Water Resources Solicitation
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
The purpose of the solicitation is to use remote sensing data with hydro - meteorological models to provide important seasonal forecasts (30-180 days) for improved water management. The NASA Water Resources Solicitation overall goal is towards providing innovative and practical applied research...Read more
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GlobalUrban Water Blueprint: Mapping Conservation Solutions to the Global Water Challenge
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November 18, 2014The Nature Conservancy
The Urban Water Blueprint report and accompanying interactive website provide a resource for decision-makers in evaluating water quantity and quality risk across the world's largest cities, the steps some cities have taken to overcome water stress, and the cost-benefits of incorporating...Read more
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GlobalSoil and Water Assessment Tool
U.S. Department of Agriculture
The Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) is a public domain model jointly developed by USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS) and Texas A&M AgriLife Research, part of The Texas A&M University System. SWAT is a small watershed to river basin-scale model to simulate the quality and...Read more
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GlobalConservation Gateway Database: Science Articles
The Nature Conservancy
This is a list of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters authored by TNC staff, including links to pdf versions where available.Read more
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GlobalCommunity Water Projects
The Coca-Cola Company
This map shows how Coca-Cola is working to help ensure the long-term availability of water, a critical resource to both local communities and Coca-Cola's operations. Read more
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GlobalComparing methods to improve reliable sensor deployment time in continuous water quality monitoring
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July 13, 2021Maintaining water quality depends on monitoring, as reliable data are critical for environmental management and protection. Continuous monitoring is still a challenge, since the equipment requires constant calibration and has a high cost. The results help to detect pollution and determine actions...Read more
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GlobalA framework for the use of artificial neural networks for water treatment: development and application
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July 13, 2021Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are increasingly being used in water treatment applications because of their ability to model complex systems. The present study proposed a framework to develop and validate ANNs for drinking water treatment and distribution system water quality applications. The...Read more
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