national hydrological model to quantify sub-basin-level river depletion, finding high-to-severe levels of irrigation scarcity in 30% of sub-basins in the western United States, with cattle-feed crops—alfalfa and other hay—being the largest water consumers in 57% of the region’s sub-basins....
Green Lawns in the Desert: Water Scarcity in Southern UtahVan Alstyne, Andrew D
Water scarcity is a challenge in arid regions across the world1 and is managed by a wide range of governance and institutional approaches2,3. As climate change and competition for water between uses continues to add pressure to already water-stressed regions4,5, managers, policy makers, and sc...
Water Scarcity Brings Innovation to New Mexico’s Irrigation Systemby Tim Williams, September/October '05, pg. 51 Florida Water Management District Restores Wetland to Its Natural StateSeptember/October '04, pg. 36 Rainouts, Rainouts Go AwayJuly/August '04, pg. 16 The Problem Biting Ponds...
Conjunctive Surface and Groundwater Management in Utah: Implications for Oil Shale and Oil Sands DevelopmentSurface waterGround waterOil shalesOil sandsAquifersFluid withdrawalRechargeRunoffStreamsTrendsUnconventional fuel development will require scarce water resources. In an environment characterized by scarcity...
The irrigation season begins in late spring (May) and ends during the autumn months (October to November). Water that has been allocated throughout the year is released in intervals to users to supplement the scarcity of water during dry seasons. ...
The water check program was initiated in 1999 as part of Utah's Slow the Flow, Save H20 water conservation program and has continued to grow through 2006. The program was made free to the public by the partnering agencies of the Central Utah Water Conservancy District, serviced by Utah ...
Water downloads Water Quality Protection & Water Management Standard PDF 295 KB Related content Land We aim to thoughtfully steward the land on which we operate Air and waste Whatever our activity, we consider the potential to harm the environment through pollution ...
whose research interests include water harvesting and purification, said Dai's research is an exciting advancement to the field. He added that future research will be necessary to see if this technology can be scaled up to address a problem as large as country-wide or global water scarcity. ...
Savenije, H.H.G., 1998, How do we feed a growing world population in a situation of water scarcity? Key note paper. In: "Water-The Key to Socio-economic Development and Quality of Life"; Proceedings of the 8th Stockholm ... HHG Savenije,PO Box,Delft,... 被引量: 35发表: 1998年...