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Feasibility Of Accelerating Construction Of The Central Utah Project, Trevor C. Hughes, L. Douglas James, Frank Haws, C. Earl Israelsen

Reports

Introduction: Objective: In April, 1977 the President's statement on water projects recommended that a number of federal water development projects, including the Conneville unit of the Central Utah Project, not be completed. The ensuing efforts of project supporters brought about a review of the projected costs, benefits, and other political, social and environmental factors and consequently, the current issue is not whether or not the project should be constructed. Rather, the objective of this report is to examine the following question: Given the fact that at least the 5 units of the CUP which have already been authorized will eventually …

Utah's 1977 Drought, Trevor C. Hughes, Clark Bigler, Jerry Olds, Richard Griffin, Arlo Richardson, L. Douglas James, Norris Stenquist, James Harvey

Reports

The Utah Drought of 1976-1977 has been characterized as the wettest drought in history. It was produced by the driest winter season of record followed by summer rains which were much wetter than normal in many regions of the state. Stream-flow is highly correlated with winter rather than summer precipitation and therefore the most severe impacts of the drought were related to the record low stream-flow during 1977 plus the ski industry impacts which were directly related to 1976-1977 snowfall. Drought impacts upon several sectors of the economy plus the extensive responses of all levels of government in the form …

Variantes De Repartition Des Couts Du Programme De Mise En Valeur Du Bassin Du Fleuve Senegal, J. Paul Riley, Jay C. Andersen, A. Bruce Bishop, David S. Bowles, John E. Keith

Reports

No abstract provided.

Engineering Properties And Slope Stability Settlement Analysis Related To Phosphate Mine Spoil Dumps In Southeastern Idaho, Richard E. Riker, Loren R. Anderson, Roland W. Jeppson

Reports

The engineering properties of waste spoil from phosphate mines in Southeastern Idaho were determined through field and laboratory testing. Based on these properties, the slope stability and settlement characteristics of phosphate spoil dumps were determined. Hypothetical examples illustrate possible modes of foundation failures. Such failures might occur when weak foundation soils exist of when there is a lack of embankment-foundation preparation prior to the disposal of waste material. Adequate protection against slope failure occurring through the embankment material can be accomplished by grading embankment finish slopes to 2 ½ horizontal to 1 vertical or flatter and taking proper caution to …

Naturally Occurring Organic Compounds In Eutrophic Hyrum Reservoir, Utah, Russell R. Renk, V. Dean Adams, Donald B. Porcella

Reports

Methods of collecting, concentrating, separating, and identifying organic compounds in natural water systems were studied. The most appropriate methods were applied to a eutrophic reservoir (Hyrum Reservoir, Utah) and resulted in the identification of 27 volatile, organic compounds: Alcohols:

Development Of An Erosion Model And Its Application To Phosphate Mine Dumps In Southeastern Idaho, Vinod Prabhakar, Roland W. Jeppson, Loren R. Anderson

Reports

Based on the equations of continuity and motion for sediment transport and the dynamic equation of spatially varied open channel flow, a computer simulation of erosion is developed. The water source for the erosion simulation may be rainfall or snowmelt. To provide snowmelt a computer simulation giving the rate of snowmelt from limited climatic data has been adapted to work conjunctively with the erosion model to provide a dynamic solution to erosion and overland flow, from precipitation and other limited climatic data. The computer simulation model has been tested using climatic data at and near the phosphate mine in Southeastern …

1978-87 Publications Of The Uwrl, Utah Water Research Laboratory

Reports

This brochure is a listing of publications of the Utah Water Research Laboratory, College of Engineering, at Utah State University, Logan, Utah, for 1978 through 1985. Six categories of publications are included: Atmospheric Water Resources Series, General Series, Hydraulics and Hydrology Series, Water Resources Planning Series, Water Quality Series, and Other Publications. Publications out of print may obtained on a short time loan basis from the UWRL Library. When inquiring about or ordering Utah Water Research Laboratory publications please address: Utah Water Research Laboratory Publications Utah State University Logan, UT 84322-8200

Evaluation And Comparison Of Overland Flow And Slow Rate Systems To Upgrade Secondary Wastewater Lagoon Effluent, Michael C. Kemp, Daniel S. Filip, Dennis B. George

Reports

To evaluate the effectiveness of overland flow treatment in upgrading secondary wastewater lagoon effluent, three 15 x 36 m plots on a 2.5 percent slope were constructed and sown for a high density vegetative cover using Reed Canary grass. Wastewater was applied to the upper end of each plot at rates of 7.5, 15, and 22.5 cm/wk. Results from the overland flow system investigation were compared with similar data obtained the preceding year from an existing slow rate land application system on an adjacent site. Secondary effluent from the same lagoon system was applied to the slow rate system study …

The Impact Of Energy Resource Development Of Water Resource Allocations, John E. Keith, K. S. Turna, Sumol Padunchai, Rangesan Narayanan

Reports

This research used a linear programming model of the agricultural and energy sectors of Utah to examine the economically efficient allocation of water between agriculture and energy. Data were collected for agricultural returns, costs, and water requirements; energy returns, costs, and water requirements; and water supply costs. Results indicate that if large scale energy development occurs in the Colorado River Basin in Utah, most of irrigated agriculture will be eliminated, given Utah’s consumptive use constraint under the Upper Colorado Rive Compact. On the other hand, for two more “probable” levels of energy development, including the Energy Research and Development Administration’s …

Manual Of Erosion Control Principles And Practices, Calvin G. Clyde, C. Earl Israelsen, Paul E. Packer, Eugene E. Farmer, Joel E. Fletcher, Eugene K. Israelsen, Frank W. Haws, N. V. Rao, Jay Hansen

Reports

No abstract provided.

Hydraulic Characteristics Of Pvc Pipe In Sanitary Sewers (A Report Of Field Measurements), Ronald R. Bishop

Reports

Introduction: Since pipe made of poly vinyl chloride (PVC) is relatively new, its hydraulic characteristics that cause fluid friction head loss are not as well known as those of cast iron and concrete pipe. The lack of universally accepted roughness parameters for PVC pipe is attested by the fact that most textbooks dealing with the hydraulics and the fluid mechanics do not include such values. The hydraulic characteristics of PVC pipe have been measured in the laboratory studies for both open channel flow conditions, Neale and price (1), and for full flow conditions, Jeppson (2). However, no studies are known …

Mathematical Modeling Of A Sociological And Hydrologic Decision System, Wade H. Andrews, J. Paul Riley, Malcolm B. Masteller

Reports

The general goal of this study was to develop a functional model of the sociological and related hydrologic elements in flood control decision-making. Conceptual system models were developed for the hydrologic system and for the sociological system. The sociological variables were identified as they related to the steps in the process of the model. Following the conceptual decision process model the social elements of the model were calibrated from data obtained from field studies and mathematical equations were developed and tested. Finally simulations of the process were run. After adjustments were made the model was found to function. Several methodological …

Salinity Management Options For The Colorado River. Damage Estimates And Control Program Impacts, F. Bruce Brown, Joel R. Cannon, Ralph C. D'Arge, Larry Eubanks, W. T. Franklin, Charles W. Howe, Ernest B. Jackson, K. L. Leathers, Frank E. Robinson, Don Snyder, Jeffrey T. Young, Robert A. Young

Reports

Rivers draining arid basins increase in salinity content in the downstream area to the point where water users are often significantly damaged. The problem in some cases can be ameliorated by altering upstream water and land use practices. An economic trade off exists between the cost of such upstream efforts and the downstream benefits achieved. This report examines options for salinity management in the Colorado River Basin. The study sought to provide additional information to estimate 1) economic damages caused by various salt concentrations to agricultural and municipal water users and 2) economic costs of salinity control measures by upstream …

Water Quality Analysis Laboratory Procedures Syllabus, P. A. Cowan, D. B. Porcella, V. D. Adams, L. A. Gardner

Reports

Introduction: The 1976 edition of "Methods of Chemical Analysis of Water and Wastes" describes chemical analytical procedures to be sued in Water Quality Office (WQO) laboratoires. The methods were chose through the combined efforts of the Regional Analytical Quality Control (AQC) Coordinators, Laboratory Quality Control Officers, and other senior chemicsts in both federal and state laboratories. Method selection was based on the following criteria: 1. The method should measure the desired constitutent with precision and accuracy suffiecient to meet the data needs of WQO in the presence of the interferences normally encountered in polluted waters. 2. The procedures should utilize …

Water Resources Aspects Of Coal Transportation By Slurry Pipeline, James W. Moore

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

No abstract provided.

Volume 1, Number 5 (December 1977), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Organizing And Motivating Public Groups To Support Rational And Positive Wildlife Management Efforts, Major L. Boddicker

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

One of the privileges of working in wildlife management is working with positive people who still support the American dream of hope and opportunity. They call a spade a spade and fight adversity with enthusiasm. They genuinely express themselves.

A Mammalogist's View Of Current Mammal Damage Control Trends, Sydney Anderson

Great Plains Wildlife Damage Control Workshop Proceedings

Different mammalogists have different views on this subject. The following are mine. Historically, there was considerable controversy in the American Society of Mammalogists around 1930 on the question of predator control. The primary reasons for these different views, then and also now, are different value judgements. Science without non-scientific value judgements is not sufficient to lead one to a single view or set of views. Science embodies certain value judgments such as honesty, the public value of human knowledge, objectivity, the desirability of formulating testable hypotheses, and the examination of all relevant and available evidence. Scientists are human beings and …

Virginia's Proposals For Coastal Resources Management: Status Report

William & Mary Environmental Law and Policy Review

No abstract provided.

The Biology Of Coprinus Radians, Ozonium, Oidium, And Their Interrelationships, Thomas J. Fahey

All-Inclusive List of Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The pleomorphism of Coprinus radians was studied. The three distinct growth forms--sporophore, oidial stage, and ozonium stage--were examined in relation to ultrastructure, morphology and development. Scanning and transmission electron microscopy are correlated with photomicrographs of developmental stages. Development of the oidia and of the sporophore are of particular interest. The multinucleate oidia develop quite differently from oidia as generally described for Basidiomycete imperfect stages. Development of the oidia of this Coprinus is holoblastic and sympodial. The mushroom primordia are differentiated internally into gill, cap, and stipe hyphae while only l-2mm in diameter. At this stage they look superficially like sclerotial …

Volume 1, Number 4 (November 1977), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Volume 1, Number 3 (October 1977), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Fisheries Report No 30 - The Wildlife Of The Proposed Karroun Hill Nature Reserve, Western Australia, W. K. Youngson, N. L. Mckenzie

Fisheries Research Reports

Plants and vertebrate animals were recorded from a proposed 300 000 ha nature reserve centred on Karroun Hill in the goldfields of Western Australia (30°03'S; 118°02'E).

Plant communities are described in terms of their structurally important species and related to local physiography.

Fifteen native mammal species, sixty-four bird species, twenty-four reptile species and one amphibian were recorded. Annotated lists are presented. The wildlife reflects the transitional nature of the Coolgardie Botanical District. Both Eremean and South Western Province species were recorded.

An Annotated Bibliography Of Ocs Documents In Maine, Maine State Planning Office

Maine Collection

An Annotated Bibliography of OCS Documents in Maine

Outer Continental Shelf Memorandum 1

Compiled by Edward H. Shenton & Charles S. Colgan

Maine Coastal Program, Maine State Planning Office, Augusta, Maine, 1977.

Contents: 1. Introduction / 2. OCS - General / 3. OCS - Federal Regulations / 4. Economic Aspects / 5. Environmental Studies / 6. Oil Spills - Effects and Studies / 7. Onshore Effects / 8. The North Sea Experience / 9. Legal Aspects / 10. Petroleum Drilling Technology

Water Current, Volume 9, No. 6, November/December 1977

Water Current Newsletter

From the Desk of the Assistant Director
Interdisciplinary Water Resources Seminar
Proceedings Available from NWRC
NWRC Reports Available
MRBC Adopts Water Resources Priorities
Nation Now Using More than 420 Billion Gallons of Water a Day
Save Water, Save Money
New Water Center Director at Texas Tech
Research Review: Mapping Model for Determining Land Suitable for Irrigation

Volume 1, Number 2 (September 1977), The Otec Liaison

The OTEC Liaison

No abstract provided.

Water Conservation In Industrial Filtration Operations, Jim L. Turpin

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

The washing of a solute from filter cakes was investigated for both saturated and unsaturated washing conditions. Systems used in this experimental study were 0.065 NaCl solution as the filtrate in an aluminum hydrate filter cake and 0.1 Normal HCL solution as the filtrate in a column packed with glass beads. The filtrate concentration as a function of the flow rate of wash water and of the volume of effluent from the packed bed was measured. The amounts of filtrate removed from the bed during saturated washing, and washing employing repetitive steps of saturation followed by evacuation were compared. Also, …

Beach Vegetation And Oceanic Processes Study Of Popham State Park Beach, Reid State Park Beach, And Small Pt. Beach, Philip Trudeau, Paul J. Godfrey, Barry S. Timson

Maine Collection

Beach Vegetation and Oceanic Processes Study of Popham State Park Beach, Reid State Park Beach, and Small Pt. Beach

by Philip Trudeau, Paul J. Godfrey and Barry S. Timson

"Prepared Under Cooperative Agreement Between the Maine Department of Conservation and the Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, September 1977."

On Cover: Time and Tide Resource Conservation and Development Project.

Contents: List of Figures / List of Tables / Introduction / Plant Community Research / Oceanic Processes / Historic Analysis of Barrier Beach Movement and Erosion / Dune Dynamics / Suggestions for Long Term Management / Appendices A - …

The Prairie Naturalist Vol. 9, Nos. 3 And 4. September-December, 1977

The Prairie Naturalist

UPLAND NESTING OF AMERICAN BITTERNS, MARSH HAWKS, AND SHORT-EARED OWLS ▪ H. F. Duebbert and J. T. Lokemoen

ROADSIDE NESTING BY PRAIRIE GROUSE IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA ▪ W. D. Svedarsky

BOHEMIAN WAXWING POPULATIONS AND WINTER ECOLOGY IN NORTH DAKOTA ▪ E. L. Bakke

AGEING ARCHAEOLOGICAL BISON BY DENTAL ANNULI ▪ J. C. Pigage and M. G. McKenna

COMPARISON OF COYOTE AND COYOTE X DOG HYBRID FOOD HABITS IN SOUTHEASTERN NEBRASKA ▪ B.R. Mahan

NOTES

Abnormal Mid-May Occurrence of White-fronted Geese in Sheridan County, North Dakota ▪ D.P. Kibbe and J. A. Roppe

Common Grackle Preys on Spotted Sandpiper Chick ▪ …

Final Report: Lake Mead Monitoring Program, James E. Deacon

Publications (WR)

The Lake Mead Monitoring Program has continued to develop information on the limnological condition of Lake Mead. We have significantly increased our analytical capabilities this year by developing a cooperative project with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and continuing our cooperative program with E.P.A. We also were able to derive significant benefit from the reviews of the Pollution Abatement Project written by Clair Sawyer and Charles Goldman. Partially as a result of these reviews we have had the opportunity to interpret and more fully explain the significance of our work to a wider public audience than would otherwise have been …