Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ecological surveys
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
The San Joaquin Valley Basin U.S.D.A. River Basin Study
Author: The San Joaquin Valley Basin U.S.D.A. River Basin Study
Author: San Joaquin Valley Basin Study
Author: USDA River Basin Planning StaffPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Joqauin Valley (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
The San Joaquin Valley Basin U.S.D.A. River Basin Study
Author: San Joaquin Valley Basin Study, California: Main report (November 1977)
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
San Joaquin Valley Basin Study, California: Draft report (May 1977)
Author: United States. Department of AgriculturePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Natural resources
Languages : en
Pages : 186
Book Description
Plan Formulation Appendix
Author: Environmental Impact Report for the Consolidated and Conformed Place of Use
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ISBN:
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Applied Water Requirements of Selected Crops
Author: The Economics and Management of Water and Drainage in Agriculture
Author: Ariel DinarPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461540283
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 930
Book Description
Jan van Schilfgaarde, USDA Agricultural Research Service and National Research Council Committee on Irrigation-Induced Water Quality Problems In 1982, a startling discovery was made. Many waterbirds in Kesterson National Wildlife Refuge were dying or suffering reproductive failure. Located in the San Joaquin Valley (Valley) of California, the Kesterson Reservoir (Kesterson) was used to store agricultural drainage water and it was soon determined that the probable cause of the damage to wildlife was high concen trations of selenium, derived from the water and water organisms in the reservoir. This discovery drastically changed numerous aspects of water management in California, and especially affected irrigated agriculture. In fact, the repercussions spilled over to much of the Western United States. For a century, water development for irrigation has been a religiously pursued means for economic development of the West. The primary objective of the Reclamation Act of 1902 was, purportedly, the development ofirrigation water to support family farms which, in turn, would enhance the regional economy (Worster, 1985).