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Outlook for Energy and Implications for Irrigated Agriculture
(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 ...
An Interindustry Model of El Paso and Hudspeth Counties, Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1976-04)
Optimal Operation of Large Agricultural Watersheds with Water Quality Restraints
(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 ...
Erosion and Sediment Damages and Economic Impacts of Potential 208 Controls: A Summary of Five Watershed Studies in Texas
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1979-01)
This report summarizes results of economic analyses of erosion and sedimentation in five agricultural watersheds in Texas (see fig. 1). Economic analyses of the study areas considered both the on-farm economics of soil ...
Economically Optimum Irrigation Patternsfor Grain Sorghum Production: Texas High Plains
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1979-03)
Agricultural production and associated economic effects of irrigation on the Texas High Plains are seriously threatened by a rapidly declining groundwater supply and a swift upward trend in energy costs.
To optimize the ...
Select Minerals and Potable Use of Reclaimed Wastewaters
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1977-03)
The long-observed relationships of an influence of drinking water mineral content on heart-circulatory deaths are developed to indicate that sodium -- when present in sufficiently high concentrations -- may be detrimental ...
Influence of Vegetation Management on Yield and Quality Surface Runoff
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1977-03)
Water requirements for the United States will triple by the year 2000 (Water Resources Council, 19689. In Texas and many western states about 75% of the total water used is from ground water and this source in many areas ...
A Report on the Effectiveness of Texas Water Resources
(Texas Water Resources Institute, 1977-05)
A readership survey conducted in May 1977 found that readers of Texas Water Resources find it useful, attractive and informative. The bulletin is published by the Texas Water Resources Institute to generate public awareness ...