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

O&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 StatesNorth America

Abandoned Farmland Often Is Troubled Land in Need of Restoration

The National Institutes for Water Resources
Land plowed, fertilized, and irrigated obviously is useful land, with purpose and value. No longer farmed and lying fallow, that same land may be barren or grow only sparse, weedy vegetation in dry and infertile soils. Called abandoned or derelict farmland, this land often is an environmental...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Effect of Agricultural Use on Water Quality for Downstream Use for Irrigation

Published: 
July 1, 1973
U.S. Agency for International Development
Studies the effect of irrigation return flow on downstream irrigation water quality in the Sevier, Colorado, and Rio Grande river systems, and in the Imperial Valley of Southern California. The report begins by reviewing significant literature on irrigation return flow. Next, water quality criteria...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Forecasting Water Use in U.S. Irrigated Agriculture With Different Alternative Futures

Published: 
February 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
The results of the forecasting effort of the National Water Commission show both how (a) the economic demands for water in irrigated agriculture can be estimated and (b) how water use will be affected by policy decisions and the life styles of U.S. citizens. The importance of varying certain...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Trickle Irrigation Design Parameters

Published: 
January 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Trickle irrigation is a system for supplying filtered water and fertilizer directly on or into the soil. Spraying is eliminated and water is allowed to dissipate under low pressure in an exact predetermined pattern. The outlet device which emits the water into the soil is known as an "emitter...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Calibration and Application of the Jensen - Haise Evapotranspiration Equation

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
TO ESTIMATE THE CONSUMPTION USE OF VARIOUS CROPS USING CLIMATIC DATA, A SUMMARY OF THE PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING EVAPOTRANSPIRATION AFTER CALIBRATING THE JENSEN-HAISE EQUATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 1) DETERMINE MEAN DAILY TEMPERATURE (T) FROM DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURES FOR THE SEASON AND...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Optimum Utilization of Water for Agriculture, With Emphasis on On-Farm Water Management; Annual Technical Report, 1974/1975

Published: 
January 1, 1975
U.S. Agency for International Development
The report details findings on optimum utilization of water for agriculture, finding evidence that in developing countries there is an urgent need for more food and better nutrition. Food production is closely linked to the water available for transpiration by the growing crop and the water...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Energy Inputs to Irrigation

Published: 
December 1, 1974
U.S. Agency for International Development
Energy inputs to irrigation are dramatically increasing as irrigated agriculture expands to meet world food demands and more sophisticated technologies are developed to increase water use efficiency. In this study nine irrigation systems, designed for a specific land area, are analyzed and the...Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Improving Capacity of Cid Universities for Water Management and Agriculture

Published: 
June 1, 1976
U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentColorado State University
The primary focus of this project was on delivery and removal of components of the water chain with emphasis on practices applicable to the small farmer and on drain systems.Read more
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United StatesNorth America

Expanding Non-Agricultural Uses of Irrigation for the Disadvantaged: Health Aspects

Published: 
July 1, 1981
U.S. Agency for International Development
A report on a project to identify what health aspects are associated with irrigation systems and the opportunities and constraints on pesticides.Read more
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United StatesNorth America