Browsing Technical and Special Reports by Title
Now showing items 325-344 of 510
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1991-05)Research Objectives The study reported here is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of nonprofit, rural water supply corporations or water systems (hereafter referred to as RWSs) in Texas from a sociological perspective. ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1967-12)In this paper the results of an investigation are presented that are concerned with the feasibility of employing a weather radar to make precise measurements of the properties of a precipitating cloud. A schematic cloud ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002-04)
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1978-04)Improved technology is needed for use in properly managing large agricultural watersheds. Proper watershed management means selecting land uses that are appropriate for each subarea, using erosion control measures where ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1980-08)
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1974-12)Water deficits reduce plant growth and subsequently, crop yields. Man has relied upon irrigation to overcome these crop water deficiencies. But since the present supplies of water are limited, more efficient irrigation ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1985-11)Rapid population and economic growth in Texas is accompanied by increased needs for water supply and flood control. Depleting groundwater reserves are resulting in an increased reliance on surface water. The rising cost ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1977-09)Agriculture uses large quantities of energy to pump groundwater for irrigation. This means the cost of energy has important implications for the industry in terms of costs and profitability. Increases in the prices of ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2007-12)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 ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2007-12)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 ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2005-04)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 ...
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(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 ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1991-08)Conventional water quality assessment and simulation of particles in natural waters focus on bulk concentrations of the suspended solid phase. These analyses rely directly or indirectly on a linear, 'average particle' ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2004-01)The Paso del Norte Watershed Council (PDNWC) is a quasi-governmental organization that serves in an advisory capacity to the New Mexico-Texas Water Commission regarding the selection, planning, and implementation of ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2015-07)Public and private wells that use alluvial aquifers as a drinking water source have an increased risk of contamination from pathogens. This reconnaissance study, conducted by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI) and ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2004)The Pecos River Ecosystem Project is attempting to minimize the negative impacts of saltcedar on the river ecosystem, and improve the efficiency of water delivery and stream flow. The project is designed to decrease the ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2002)The banks of the Pecos River in Far West Texas are currently covered with dense stands of Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.), not uncommon to an increasing number of rivers in Texas. Saltcedar is known for its heavy consumption of ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2004-01)Saltcedar (Tamarix spp.) is an introduced phreatophyte in western North America. The plant was estimated to occupy well over 600,000 ha of riparian acres in 1965 (Robinson 1965). In the early 1900's, government agencies ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2013)Implementation of the Pecos River Watershed Protection Plan (WPP) began in November 2009 upon acceptance of the WPP by EPA. The primary goals of implementing the plan are to improve the health of the Pecos River watershed ...
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(Texas Water Resources Institute, 2011-03)The Arroyo Colorado is an ancient channel of the Rio Grande River that extends eastward for about 90 miles from near the city of Mission, Texas through southern Hidalgo County to the city of Harlingen in Cameron County, ...