Browsing Electronic Theses, Dissertations, and Records of Study (2002– ) by Author "Kaiser, Ronald"
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Ramirez Nunez, Jorge Santiago (2022-07-29)Managed aquifer recharge strategies such as enhanced infiltration systems aim to mitigate floods and enhance urban water supply by capturing water during wet periods. Precipitation variability plays an important role in ...
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Olatubi, Oluwaseun Alfred (2010-10-12)Produced water and spent drilling fluids from petroleum operations represent a significant expense to companies developing new energy reserves. These spent fluids, seldom recycled, offer a viable source of water resources ...
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Daher, Bassel (2019-03-28)As urbanizing cities work toward sustainable resource planning, particular attention must be given to the interdependence of interconnected resource challenges. Coherent policies, strengthened by and consistent with, the ...
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Bastidas Pacheco, Camilo Jose (2018-01-17)Texas voters and the legislature have made water conservation an important requirement for cities. Landscape irrigation is the largest component of Texas single family residential (SFR) water use and is a prime subject ...
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Rafi, Khurram (2015-05-06)This study examines the relationship of E. coli concentrations and recreational use to both stream order and watershed size. To determine possible ecoregion effects, the E. coli data used in this study were obtained from ...
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Rice, Jeremy Joseph (2010-10-12)Education is touted as one of the most effective and inexpensive measures for reducing water consumption for major cities. Coupled with additional water reducing strategies this education can have a significant impact. ...
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Han, Man Seung (Texas A&M University, 2008-10-10)This dissertation reports on economic studies of Texas Interbasin Water Transfers (IBT) as a way to lessen expected water shortages, Texas minimum freshwater inflows requirements (FWIB) to protect environmental flows and ...
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Leigh, Eric (2014-01-15)This project investigated the measured loss rates and observed canal lining conditions by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service to evaluate the Davis-Wilson empirical formula and to further develop a canal condition rating ...
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Sweeney, James F (2015-12-07)The objective of this research is the life cycle analysis of a high-performance, above-code home as compared to a more traditionally built home in a humid, subtropical environment. Building energy estimations and environmental ...
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Meyer, Sarah Ruth (2009-05-15)Water auditing is an emerging method of increasing accountability for water utility systems. A water loss audit according to the methodology of the International Water Association (IWA) is applied to a major North American ...
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Shannak, Sa'D Abdel-Halim (2012-02-14)Stormwater runoff has negative impacts on water resources, human health and environment. In this research the effectiveness of Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) systems is examined as a stormwater Best Management Practice (BMP). ...
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Soviti, Malixole Knottien (2016-12-13)In 2001, the water management responsibilities in the Kat River, Eastern Cape, South Africa were transferred from the Kat River Irrigation Board to the Kat River Valley Water Users Association (KRVWUA). The impact this ...
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Harvey, Omar R. (2011-08-08)Organic matter is ubiquitous in the environment and exists in many different forms. Reactions involving organic matter are diverse and many have significant economic and environmental implications. In this research, ...
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Shannak, Sa'D A (2014-04-28)Urban growth contributes to increasing storm water runoff which in turn causes an increase in the frequency and severity of flooding. Moreover, increased storm water runoff contributes to changing the character and volume ...
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Munoz Urriola, Melisabel Del Carmen (2017-08-30)The increased occurrence of antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARBs) in the environment is posing significant and increasing pressure on human health care in the U.S. and globally. The misuse, overuse and partial metabolism ...
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Rambo, Jacqueline (2021-04-27)The total approximate in-stream damage from erosion has been calculated at $5 billion for the United States each year, with a minimum of $15 billion spent on stream restoration within the United States from 1990 to 2005 ...
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Santos Roman, Deborah Matilde (Texas A&M University, 2007-04-25)The allocation of water resources is typically accomplished within the framework of water allocation systems (WAS). In general, a WAS sets priorities, applies rules, and organizes responses to a range of water allocation ...
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Kumar, Pravin (2022-12-12)There are around 280 transboundary river basins in the world, most of which do not have a proper mechanism for the fair usage of the shared river water, paving the way for potential conflicts between nations and their ...
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Karimov, Askarali Khuramovich (2016-12-12)The Rio Grande River is considered as an over-appropriated river basin in Texas, where the number of permits to use surface waters exceed the amount of available water. Agricultural and municipal water supply and use in ...