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
Stepping up to the Challenge: The Whole System Approach to Conservation in North America
Published:
July 7, 2011The Nature Conservancy
This concept paper presents the newly developed whole system conservation approach that will be fundamental to the Conservancy's thinking regarding how to achieve meaningful conservation outcomes in an era of large-scale disturbances. ...Read more
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North America, United StatesWater Conservation in Irrigated Agriculture: Trends and Challenges in the Face of Emerging Demands
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September 1, 2012U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S. agriculture accounts for 80-90 percent of the Nation's consumptive water use (water lost to the environment by evaporation, crop transpiration, or incorporation into products). Despite technological innovations, at least half of U.S. irrigated cropland acreage is still irrigated with less...Read more
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United StatesAgricultural Water Security Listening Session -Final Report
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September 10, 2004U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agricultural water security is described as the need to maintain adequate water supplies to meet the food and fiber needs of the expanding population maximizing the efficiency of water use by farmers, ranchers, and rural communities. This literature reports on best practices for stakeholder...Read more
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United StatesSoil, Nutrient, and Water Management Systems Used in U.S. Corn Production
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April 1, 2002U.S. Department of Agriculture
Corn production uses over 25 percent of the Nation's cropland and more than 40 percent of the commercial fertilizer applied to crops. Thus, corn farmers' choices of soil, nutrient, and water management systems can have a major impact not only on their own profitability, but also on the...Read more
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United StatesAgricultural Resource Management Survey - Phase III
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November 1, 2012U.S. Department of Agriculture
Data collected in the Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's primary source of information on agricultural resource use and costs, farm sector financial conditions, and farm household finances. The ARMS is the only source of information available...Read more
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United StatesEffect of Incorporating Sigmoid Selection on Optimums'. Mesh Size Estimation for the Samar Sea Multispecies Trawl Fishery
U.S. Agency for International Development
The evaluation of optimus mesh size for multispecies trawl fisheries relies primarily on the aggregation of individual yield-per-recruit response surfaces. The analytic model expression incorporated in these procedures assumes knife-edge selection. The present study examines the effect of replacing...Read more
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United States, North AmericaOro Valley Landscape Water Plan Code
The National Institutes for Water Resources
This landscape water plan ensures irrigation efficiency and water conservation goals are being accomplished and maximum amount of water applied on an annual basis shall be established for any irrigated landscape.Read more
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United States, North AmericaCity of San Diego Rainwater Harvesting Guide
The National Institutes for Water Resources
Rainwater harvesting is a technique dating back to the Greek and Roman empires, where sophisticated collection and storage systems were used to capture rainwater for a variety of domestic and agricultural uses. As civilization became more urbanized and the demand for quantities of purified water...Read more
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United States, North AmericaLandscaping & Water Conservation Guide: City of El Centro
The National Institutes for Water Resources
A well designed and maintained landscape can immediately enhance the attractiveness of homes, businesses, and the community at large. For that reason the City of El Centro has enacted and enforces landscape guidelines in order to maintain the beauty of our community. These guidelines have always...Read more
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United States, North AmericaWater for the World: Operating and Maintaining a Landfill
U.S. Agency for International Development
A landfill is a means of disposing of solid waste by burying it. This technical note describes how to operate and maintain a landfill.Read more
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United States, North America