U.S. Domestic Resources
Welcome to the H2infO U.S. Domestic Resources Page. On this page you will find U.S. Water Partnership member resources aimed at helping domestic stakeholders address the unique water challenges of the United States.
U.S. Domestic Resources
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 StatesNorth AmericaWhy the Groundwater Management Act?
Published:
October 18, 2014The National Institutes for Water Resources
Groundwater is being pumped from aquifers faster than it is able to be naturally replenished. The Groundwater Management Act (GMA) was established by the Arizona State legislature to regulate groundwater use and determine a safe yield goal for recharge of water and recovery.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaEffects 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 StatesNorth AmericaProgram Assistance Initial Proposal (PAIP) for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program
U.S. Agency for International Development
A program assistance initial proposal for the South Pacific Fisheries Access Support Program, a program with objectives to secure fishing rights for U.S. boats and by providing additional resources to the South Pacific region for non-military uses.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaSharing Colorado River Water: History, Public Policy and the Colorado River Compact
The National Institutes for Water Resources
The year 1997 marks the 75th anniversary of the signing of the Colorado River Compact. Delegates from the seven Colorado River Basin states met on November 9, 1922 in New Mexico to discuss, negotiate and ultimately work out the compact. It was then signed in the Palace of the Governors, Santa Fe,...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaSaving Endangered Species Poses Water Policy Challenge
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Because the Endangered Species Act is concerned with the effects of human activities on the natural environment, the law covers a lot of ground, both real and figurative. It can regulate large geographic areas of desert, mountains and forests, as well as have wide legal implications affecting a...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaHolding Back the Waters: Dams as Water Resource Monuments
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This is a guiding premise in understanding dams. What they have in common their shared purposes of greater significance than their many differences. The following discussion is mainly about the smaller, little publicized dams.Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaArid Arizona Not Lacking Water Education Programs
The National Institutes for Water Resources
The large number of water education programs within Arizona seems to indicate that residents have much to learn about water. Admittedly, living in a desert climate can itself be a water education, but despite this shared experience, and often because of it, Arizonans still can improve their water...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaManaging the Interconnecting Waters: the Groundwater-Surface Water Dilemma
The National Institutes for Water Resources
The dilemma has to do with the waters of the earth being categorized as either surface water or groundwater. The classifications seem clear enough, surface water occurring above ground, ground-water found below ground. A belief in surface water here and ground-water there simplifies the making of...Read more
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United StatesNorth AmericaFish Behavior and Its Use in the Capture and Culture of Fishes
Published:
January 1, 1971U.S. Agency for International Development
The commercial aquaculture or fish farm shows great promise as a source of low cost, high quality protein. However, as few reliable data on costs and returns to the industry exist, before investment decisions are made, certain critical factors such as water quality, species selection, and...Read more
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