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Salinity And Waterlogging On The Esperance Downs Research Station, D J. Mcfarlane, A T. Ryder

Resource management technical reports

Details the situation on the station so that the demonstration and research programs can be designed and the effect of the treatments assessed. Past work on the station has been briefly summarised and the results of geophysical surveys and additional drilling are given. Surveys of electromagnetic terrain conductivities have shown where salinity is most serious at present. The most deeply penetrating method may have identified areas likely to developing salinity in future.

Determining Pesticide And Nitrate Levels In Spring Water In Northwest Arkansas, T. L. Lavy, B. A. Dehart, John D. Mattice

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

Occurrences of pesticides in our nations ground water are on the rise. As states become aware of this problem and begin monitoring programs, incidence of contamination will probably increase. Since the problem of pesticides in groundwater is relatively new, little research has centered on the fate of pesticides after they reach the groundwater environment. In Northwest Arkansas efforts to monitor groundwater for pesticides have been small. Twenty-five springs in Northwest Arkansas were sampled in the fall of 1988, and spring of 1989. Analysis for atrazine, alachlor, metolachlor, diuron, and simazine in spring water was preformed using gas liquid chromatography and …

Analysis, Design And Implementation Of A Pilot Relational Database For Groundwater In The State Of Arkansas, Ray Hashemi-Nassab

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

There are several agencies within the state of Arkansas dealing with underground water. Each agency has its own database that acts as an isolated depository of data. Practically, the communication among these databases is zero, not because there is no need for it, but because the communication is very difficult if not impossible. Data redundancy, inconsistency, and lack of integrity is overwhelming. In this study we have addressed the problem of lack of unity among the databases belonging to different agencies. Also, as an alternative we have developed a relational database. In this database the data was normalized to 4NF. …

Minimizing The Potential For Groundwater Contamination From Agricultural Point Sources, Joseph H. Massey, Terry L. Lavy, John D. Mattice

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

An activated charcoal filtration unit was designed to remove pesticides from leftover pesticide solutions and rinsates generated under farm-like conditions. The system, fabricated for less than $1400 using readily available components, effectively removed the pesticides atrazine, benomyl, carbaryl, fluometuron, metolachlor, and trifluralin from wastewater generated on the University of Arkansas Agronomy Farm located in Fayetteville, AR. A total of 2253 L of wastewater were treated using the system. Of these 1768 L were generated from washing out the spray tank (rinsates) while 485 L stemmed from leftover pesticide solutions that were mixed, but not applied. Typical initial pesticide concentrations in …

Simulation Of The Fate Of Nitrogen From The Disposal Of Poultry Litter, H. D. Scott

Arkansas Water Resources Center Technical Reports

A PC/AT computer model was developed to simulate the transport of water, nitrate and ammonia in the soil profile after an application of poultry litter to pasture. The model was written using FORTRAN 77 compiler and can be used on any IBM type compatible computer with a math coprocessor. Poultry litter has been shown to be a potential source of plant nutrients, but mismanagement can result in nitrate pollution of the surface and groundwater. The model is composed of a main program, 11 subroutines and three subprograms. An example was shown of the flexibility and dynamic nature of the computer …

The Relationship Between The Concentration Of Total Soluble Salts And Osmotic Potential In Soil, Ground And Surface Waters For Several Regions Of Western Australia, H Borg

Resource management technical reports

In Western Australia salinity data are commonly reported in milligrams of total soluble salts per litre of solution. Laws from solution chemistry and data on the soluble salt composition for various regions of the State were combined to derive a relationship between total soluble salt concentration (C) and osmotic potential (WO) for each region. For the south-west of Western Australia, which contains the most productive agricultural areas in the Sate, this relationship is WO = 0.075 C.

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1987, Michael J. Ellis, Perry B. Wigley

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Legal Issues: San Francisco Bay, Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta And Estuary, Stuart L. Somach

Water Quality Control: Integrating Beneficial Use and Environmental Protection (Summer Conference, June 1-3)

48 pages.

Contains footnotes.

Changes In Rainfall Patterns In Kentucky During The 1980'S, Kenneth L. Wells, R. E. Phillips, H. B. Rice

Soil Science News and Views

Annual rainfall patterns in Kentucky have not been average during the 1980's. During this timespan there have been two droughts of statewide significance, and there has been wide variability within the state during most years. Because of this wide fluctuation, there has been some concern that rainfall patterns either are changing or have changed. In order to evaluate this concern, rainfall data from sites in western, south central, north central, east central, and eastern Kentucky were analyzed. An average amount of rainfall which would be predicted for these sites was calculated, using the average of that which fell annually from …

Saturated Thickness Of The Principal Groundwater Reservoir In Nebraska, Conservation And Survey Division

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1987, Michael J. Ellis, Perry B. Wigley

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

A Hydrogeologic Study Of The Local Groundwater Flow System At Osmond, Ne, Jonathan Alix

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Abatement Of Nitrate Pollution In Groundwater And Surface Runoff From Cropland Using Legume Cover Crops With No-Till Corn, M. Scott Smith, Jac J. Varco

KWRRI Research Reports

Agricultural practices can have a significant impact on water quality. The effects of leguminous winter cover crops on leaching of NO^-₃; from soil have been investigated in this project. Legume cover crops, by fixation of atmospheric N, can reduce the amount of fertilizer N required to produce summer grain crops. The methods initially used to evaluate cover crop effects on No; transport included suction probe lysimeters and measurement of NO^-₃; in soil samples collected to a depth of 90 cm. These measurements demonstrated extreme spatial variability in NO^-₃; distribution and water …

Policy Issue Study On Integrated Management Of Surface Water And Groundwater Report, Dayle E. Williamson, Bob Kuzelka

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Jandakot Groundwater Scheme Area : A Study Of Land Resources And Planning Considerations, M R. Wells, N L B Richards, A J. Clarke

Resource management technical reports

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1984, Michael J. Ellis, Darryll T. Pederson

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Atlas Illustrating The Characteristics Of Groundwater In Nebraska, Vince Dreeszen

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Hydrological Studies In Soil Salinity, C J. Henschke

Resource management technical reports

Investigations involved examination of near-surface indurated layers to investigate their role in saltland formation. It was found that groundwater could move readily through this layer due to the presence of macro-pores. Close examination of apparently impermeable pallid zone clays, shows that decayed tree roots and large diameter voids provide a continuous pathway for the veritical transport of saline water from deeper aquifers.

Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise) And Location Of Registered Wells, 1983

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Preliminary Groundwater Investigations In Relation To Soil Salinity At Fitzgerald, Western Australia, C J. Henschke

Resource management technical reports

This study investigated soil salinity problems in relation to new land releases at Fitzgerald near the south coast of Western Australia. Fairly widely spaced set of bores was established to compare the groundwater hydrology regimes beneath cleared and virgin land. A large storage of soluble salts (over 100 kgm-2 in some profiles) was measured in the pallid zone clays under both cleared and virgin land conditions. Seasonal fresh to brackish perched watertables were found to overlie highly saline deep waterbles at a number of valley sites on land which has been cleared for agriculture during the past 15 years. Salinity …

Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise) And Location Of Registered Wells, 1982

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Geology And Groundwater Supplies Of Southern Dawes And Northern Sheridan Counties, Nebraska, Vernon L. Souders

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

The upland plain in southern Dawes and northern Sheridan counties of northwest Nebraska is underlain by rocks of Tertiary age. These rocks overlie those of Cretaceous and Jurassic ages in this region of about 2250 square miles . Strata of Tertiary age are a source of groundwater for most of the irrigation, municipal, stock, and rural-domestic needs of the area.

Nine stratigraphic units of Tertiary.age were defined by examination of test hole samples and logs and by examining electric logs of oil and gas tests, driller's logs of irrigation wells, and outcrops. Stratigraphic correlations are difficult in the area because …

Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise) And Location Of Registered Wells, 1981

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Reservoir Management Policy Issue Study: A Contract Report For The State Water Planning And Review Process-Nebraska Natural Resources Commission

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise) And Location Of Registered Wells, 1980

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Geology And Groundwater Supplies Of Box Butte County, Nebraska, 1979, V. L. Souders, F. A. Smith, J. B. Swinehart

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1979, Martin S. Johnson, Darryll T. Pederson

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Nebraska Groundwater Level (Decline & Rise) And Location Of Registered Wells, 1979

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1978, Darryll T. Pederson, Martin S. Johnson

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Groundwater Levels In Nebraska, 1977, Michael J. Ellis, Darryll T. Pederson

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.