Water Availability
Spotlights
Agricultural Water Security Listening Session ReportUSDA. National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Provides stakeholder contributions for U.S. water security policy, including water availability and management practices to ensure that all water needs are met.
Water Availability and Food SecurityUSDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers a dynamic search of NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article citations on the availability of water and food security as these issues impact agriculture. Try a book citation search.
Drought and Water Availability
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
Offers a dynamic search of NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) article citations on drought impacts on agriculture, from 2000 to the present. Try a book citation search from 2000 to the present.
USGS Water Resources of the United StatesDOI. United States Geological Survey.
Provides "reliable, impartial, timely information needed to understand the water resources of the United States."
ARS National Program: Water Quality and ManagementUSDA. Agricultural Research Service.
"This program develops practices and technologies to manage the Nation's agricultural water resources. Research focus areas include developing methods to reuse degraded water, increase water use efficiency and water availability to mitigate impacts of drought. "
NRCS National Water Resources Handbook for Economics - Part 611 (PDF | 855 KB)
USDA. Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Part of the NRCS National Procedures Handbook (NPH), provides guidance for the economic analysis of water resource projects.
Irrigation and Water UseUSDA. Economic Research Service.
Provides an in-depth discussion of irrigation and water use, "synthesizing ERS research and the economic issues that frame the analysis."
Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey
USDA. National Agricultural Statistics Service.
"The Farm and Ranch Irrigation Survey (FRIS) expands upon the basic
irrigation data collected in the Census of Agriculture. FRIS is the most
comprehensive source of information on irrigation water use throughout
the agricultural industry and results are reported not only on the national
and state levels, but by water resources regions."
Plan for a New Science Initiative on the Global Water CycleUnited States Global Change Research Program; University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
A plan to better our understanding of the global water cycle in order to improve climate prediction and guide water resource planning. See also the related document, "U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change: Agriculture Sector."
Bureau of Reclamation
DOI. Bureau of Reclamation.
Assists in "meeting the increasing water demands of the western United States while protecting the environment and the public's investment," emphasizing water conservation and water recycling and reuse.
SAHRA - Sustainability of semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian AreasUniversity of Arizona.
"Research projects within and arising from SAHRA typically: Focus on
basic research on the water cycle within the Earth system; Include
researchers from multiple departments and colleges; Address
high-profile, research questions of critical importance to the State of
Arizona, the southwest in general, and the nation as a whole."
Desert Research InstituteUniversity and Community College System of Nevada.
"Pursues a program of basic and applied environmental research on a local, national, and international scale" specific to the desert region.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
"Committed to the advancement of agricultural research, ICARDA aims to improve the welfare of poor people and alleviate poverty through research and training in dry areas of the developing world."
FAO WaterUnited Nations. Food and Agriculture Organization. Land and Water Development Division.
Shares information about "good practices for water management and conservation and access and availability to safe water."
International Hydrological ProgrammeUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
IHP "aims at the improvement of the scientific and technological basis for the development of methods for the rational management of water resources, including the protection of the environmen." Also find IHP's sister program, World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP).
International Water Management InstituteConsultative Group on International Agricultural Research.
Through collaborative research, IWMI "develops tools and practices to help developing countries eradicate poverty and better manage their water and land resources."
Integrated Water Resources ManagementOrganization of American States. Office of Sustainable Development and Environment.
Promotes "water governance, assists in the development of policies, laws and regulations for integrated water resource management and supports capacity building in regional, national and local institutions."
World Water Council
World Water Council
"Aims to reach a common strategic vision on water resources and water services management amongst all stakeholders in the water community."
Agricultural Hydrology
USDA. NAL. Water Quality Information Center.
A bibliography of 216 citations from the NAL catalog (AGRICOLA) covering Jan 2001-Dec 2002.