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How Much Water is Enough? Using PET to Develop Water Budgets for Residential landscapes
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2004)
Conserving and reducing the amount of water used for landscape irrigation continues to be a
major issue for municipalities throughout Texas and the nation. Landscape irrigation increases
dramatically during summer months ...
SWAT 2003: 2nd International SWAT Conference Proceedings
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2003-07)
This book of proceedings presents papers that were given at the 2nd International SWAT Conference, SWAT 2003, that convened in 2003 in Bari, Italy. The focus of this conference was to allow an international community of ...
A Sensitive Determination of Iodine Species, Including Organoiodine, for Freshwater and Seawater Samples Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography and Spectrophotometric Detection
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002-06)
In order to more effectively use iodine isotope ratios, 129I/127I, as hydrological and geochemical tracers in aquatic systems, a new HPLC method was developed for the determination of iodine speciation. The dissolved iodine ...
An Overview of the Operational Characteristics of Selected Irrigation Districts in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley: Brownsville Irrigation District
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2004-08)
Population expansion and water shortfalls have placed the Texas Lower Rio
Grande Valley (Valley) center stage in water publicity. The unique characteristics and
lack of public knowledge on how irrigation districts divert ...
Reconnaissance Survey of Salt Sources and Loading into the Pecos River
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2006)
The Pecos River of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas is among the saltiest rivers
in North America with streamflow salinity regularly exceeding 7,000 mg L-1 at the New Mexico
and Texas border, and eventually exceeding ...
Influence of Tributaries on Salinity of Amistad International Reservoir
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2006-04)
Amistad International Reservoir is located at the Texas–Mexico border, and is fed by four
main tributaries: the middle Rio Grande (MRG), the Pecos, the Devil’s, and the Rio Conchos
from Mexico (Fig. 1). This reservoir ...
Update of Estimated Agricultural Benefits Attributable to Drainage and Flood Control in Willacy County, Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2006)
This study presents an economic analysis of agricultural benefits attributable to a
proposed drainage project which includes on farm systems, laterals (ditches) and major canals
designed to lower the groundwater table ...
Effects of Brush Management on Water Resources
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2008-11)
For several decades, land managers have cleared brush species, such as mesquite and juniper (cedar), and observed increases in spring and streamflows. Scientists have also conducted numerous studies in which they have ...
Thermal Imaging of Canals for Remote Detection of Leaks: Evaluation in the United Irrigation District
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2008-11)
This report summarizes our initial analysis of the potential of thermal imaging for detecting leaking canals and pipelines. Thermal imagery (video format) was obtained during a fly over of a portion of the main canal of ...
Ponding Test Results Seepage Losses Laterals 8E and 2A-C, Maverick County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2008-11)