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Water Conservation with Urban Landscape Plants
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1983-08)
Water shortages are a common problem in much of the southwest. Increasing urbanization and increasing population places greater demands on dwindling water supplies. Over half of the water used in urban areas of the southwest ...
Sprinkler Irrigation as an Energy and Water Saving Approach to Rice Production and Management of Riceland Pests
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1985-03)
Rice is currently produced on approximately 400,000 acres in the Texas Coastal Prairie. This rice consumes 1.8 million acre-feet of water a year or 13 percent of Texas' renewable water resources. The Texas Coastal Prairie ...
Stochastic Modeling of the Rainfall Runoff-Process for Nonpoint Source Pollutant Load Estimation
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1989-12)
A stochastic simulation methodology was developed for the rainfall-runoff process to assist in the assessment of nonpoint source pollutant loads, particularly for ungauged watersheds where there is a scarcity or complete ...
Recursive Programming Model for Crop Production on the Texas High Plains
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1984-02)
A flexible, recursive programming model of crop production on the Texas High Plains was developed. Besides the linear programming (LP) Optimization routine and recursive feedback section, the model also includes a matrix ...
Legal and Institutional Barriers to Water Marketing in Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1994-11)
Texas has reached a crossroads in the management of its water resources. Water demand in the state continues to grow while the opportunity to develop new supplies continues to shrink. Urban growth, industrial and tourism ...
Spatial Water Balance in Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1994-11)
Water availability is critical to the economy in the state of Texas. Numerous reservoirs and conveyance structures have been constructed across the State to meet the water supply needs of farmers, municipalities, industries, ...