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
Water for the World: Operating and Maintaining Sewer Systems
U.S. Agency for International Development
A sewer system is a self-operating network of underground pipes that carries sewage by gravity flow from a number of dwellings. It flows to a stabilization pond or other central treatment facility. This technical note describes the elements involved in maintaining a sewer system.Read more
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United States, North AmericaO&M Costs in Irrigation: Reappearing Government and Farmer Responsibilities and Rights
U.S. Agency for International Development
The amount of money governments spend on irrigation development continues to be a matter of major policy concern, the more so as "the fiscal crisis" constraints governments not only in the developing world but in the U.S. as well. A discussion of the state of the art in this policy area...Read more
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United States, North AmericaA Note on Gender Issues in the Provision of Improved Potable Water Supplies in Developing Countries
U.S. Agency for International Development
There is renewed recognition in the international community of the importance of improved water and sanitation to people in both rural and urban areas in developing countries. Read more
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United StatesThe Value of Trees Statistics Sheet
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Studies prove that trees have a positive effect on many aspects of people's lives, including their health, home, businesses, communities, drinking water, and air quality...Read more
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United States, North AmericaGeologic and Hydrologic Aspects of Test Well Drilling
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April 1, 1962U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Geological Survey
Information on test-well drilling was compiled in 1957 in the Resources Div., U.S. Geological Survey, Tucson, Arizona, for use in the training of participants from foreign countries. The data pertains largely to the geologic and hydrologic aspects of test-well drilling and supplement instructions...Read more
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United StatesHow Trees Can Retain Stormwater Runoff
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December 31, 1969The National Institutes for Water Resources
Trees in our communities provide many services beyond the inherent beauty they lend to streets and properties. One of the most overlooked and underappreciated is their ability to reduce the volume of water rushing through gutters and pipes following a storm. This means less investment in expensive...Read more
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United States, North AmericaMethods of Analysis for Waters, Organic Matter, and Pond Bottom Soils Used in Fisheries Research
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January 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
This report provides guidance on water quality testing with respect to fisheries and increasing fish production and the methods to doing so.Read more
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United States, North AmericaInternational Center for Fisheries: Research & Training
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January 1, 1969U.S. Agency for International Development
Under contract with USAID, the Auburn University Agricultural Experiment Station operated a world wide international fisheries project entitled "Increasing Fish Production by Improve Fishcultures." The project was designed to assist developing countries in increasing their capabilities to...Read more
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United States, North AmericaEstimation of Standing Crops and Rates of Feeding Fish in Ponds
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January 1, 1968U.S. Agency for International Development
This study estimates how standing crops can be used in feeding fish and performs a technical analysis of how to increase fish production efficiently.Read more
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United States, North AmericaFish Kills Caused By Phytoplankton Blooms and Their Prevention
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May 25, 1966U.S. Agency for International Development
Different types of plankton blooms form dense concentrations or scums on surface water have been the primary cause of fish kills in ponds. This document provides a summary of this type of problem in Alabama.Read more
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