Texas A&M University

Bacteria Runoff BMPs for Intensive Beef Cattle Operations

Wagner, Kevin; Redmon, Larry; Gentry, Terry (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-12)

According to the 2008 Water Quality Inventory and 303(d) List, 291 of the 516 impairments (i.e. 56%) were the result of excessive bacteria. Modeling and bacteria source tracking has identified grazing cattle as a source ...

Energy Use and Irrigation Scheduling for Efficient Water Use

Marek, Thomas; Porter, Dana (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-09)

Texas High Plains Evapotranspiration (TXHPET) network personnel continued to operate and maintain the network of 15 to 18 weather stations to provide timely weather and evapotranspiration (ET) data in support of related ...

Lake Granbury and Lake Whitney Assessment Initiative

Harris, B.L.; Roelke, Daniel; Grover, James; Brooks, Bryan (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-10)

A team of Texas AgriLife Research, Baylor University and University of Texas at Arlington researchers studied the biology and ecology of Prymnesium parvum (golden algae) in Texas lakes using a three-fold approach that ...

Provide Assistance to Improve Water Quality in Hood County

Lesikar, Bruce; Mechell, Justin; Clayton, Brent; Gerlich, Ryan (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-09)

The overall goal for this project was to provide a mechanism to educate local stakeholders about water quality issues that affect Lake Granbury. This project provided an assessment of existing and potential water quality ...

Texas Watershed Planning Short Course Final Report

Wagner, Kevin (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-08)

Proper training of watershed coordinators and water professionals is needed to ensure that watershed protection efforts are adequately planned, coordinated and implemented. To provide this training, the Texas Watershed Planning ...

Supplement to Diagnosis and Management of Salinity Problems in Irrigated Pecan Production: Salt Leaching

Miyamoto, S. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-07)

In the publication prepared in 2006 with the above title (TWRI. TR-287), we described ways to diagnose salt problems which affect irrigated production of pecans. We also discussed the concepts of minimizing soil ...

Economies of Size in Municipal Water-Treatment Technologies: A Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley Case Study

Boyer, Christopher N.; Rister, M. Edward; Rogers, Callie S.; Sturdivant, Allen W.; Lacewell, Ronald D.; Browning, Charles Jr.; Elium III, James R.; Seawright, Emily K. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-07)

As the U.S. population continues to increase, the priority on planning for future water quantity and quality becomes more important. Historically, many municipalities have primarily relied upon surface water as their ...

Assembly and Testing of an On-Farm Manure to Energy Conversion BMP for Animal Waste Pollution Control

Engler, Cady; Capereda, Sergio; Mukhtar, Saqib (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-06)

Numerous gasification experiments were conducted and proved that with proper moisture content (usually near 10%) animal manure can be gasified using the TAMU fluidized bed gasifier. In summary the following has been ...

Initial Evaluation of Smart Irrigation Controllers: Year Two (2009) Results

Swanson, Charles; Fipps, Guy (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-04)

A smart controller testing facility was established by the Irrigation Technology Center at Texas A&M University in College Station in 2008. A two-year testing program was initiated in order to evaluate smart controller ...

Irrigation Training Program For Texas Agricultural Producers

Harris, B.L. (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2010-02)

The Irrigation Training Program, funded by the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) through an Agricultural Water Conservation Grant, began in 2006. Administered by the Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI), the Texas State ...

The Development of a Coordinated Database for Water Resources and Flow Model in the Paso Del Norte Watershed (Phase III) Part III GIS Coverage for the Valle de Juárez Irrigation District 009 (ID-009) (Distrito de Riego 009) Chihuahua, México

Sheng, Zhuping; King, J. Phillip; Creel, Bobby; Brown, Christopher; Michelsen, Ari; Srinivasan, Raghavan (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2009)

This report fulfills the deliverables required by the cooperative agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES/03-PL- 02: Modification No. 3) on behalf of the Paso ...

The Development of a Coordinated Database for Water Resources and Flow Model in the Paso Del Norte Watershed (Phase III) Part II Availability of Flow and Water Quality Data for the Rio Grande Project Area

Tillery, Sue; Sheng, Zhuping; King, J. Phillip; Creel, Bobby; Brown, Christopher; Michelsen, Ari; Srinivasan, Raghavan; Granados, Alfredo (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2009)

This report fulfills the deliverables required by the cooperative agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas AgriLife Research (TAES/03-PL-02: Modification No. 3) on behalf of the Paso del Norte Watershed ...

The Development of a Coordinated Database for Water Resources and Flow Model in the Paso Del Norte Watershed (Phase III) Part I Lower Rio Grande Flood Control Model [LRGFCM] RiverWare Model Development

Tillery, Sue; Sheng, Zhuping; King, J. Phillip; Creel, Bobby; Brown, Christopher; Michelsen, Ari; Srinivasan, Raghavan; Granados, Alfredo (Texas Water Resources Institute, 2009)

This report fulfills the deliverables required by the cooperative agreement between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Texas AgriLife Research (TAES/03-PL-02: Modification No. 3) on behalf of the Paso del Norte Watershed ...