Agricultural Drainage Problems and Contamination at Kesterson Reservoir
Title | Agricultural Drainage Problems and Contamination at Kesterson Reservoir PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources |
Publisher | |
Pages | 644 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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Agricultural Drainage Problems and Contamination at Kesterson Reservoir
Title | Agricultural Drainage Problems and Contamination at Kesterson Reservoir PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Agriculture |
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The Economics and Management of Water and Drainage in Agriculture
Title | The Economics and Management of Water and Drainage in Agriculture PDF eBook |
Author | Ariel Dinar |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Pages | 930 |
Release | 2012-12-06 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1461540283 |
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).
Repayment Report
Title | Repayment Report PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 66 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | |
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Response Summary
Title | Response Summary PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Agricultural pollution |
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Agricultural Drainage in the San Joaquin Valley, California
Title | Agricultural Drainage in the San Joaquin Valley, California PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Water and Power Resources |
Publisher | |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Drainage |
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Layperson's Guide to Agricultural Drainage
Title | Layperson's Guide to Agricultural Drainage PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Mahoney |
Publisher | |
Pages | 26 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Agricultural pollution |
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