Modern Land Drainage

Modern Land Drainage

Author: Lambert K. Smedema

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2004-08-15

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9789058095541

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Fully renewed and extended, this edition is a valuable source of information for anyone involved in drainage engineering and management. It provides new theories, technologies, knowledge and experiences in combination with traditional land development practices in the humid temperature zone. Aspects covered include: management and maintenance; drainage application and design; and adverse impacts on the environment. Intended as both a handbook and a textbook, this work is of particular value to university students as well as professionals within drainage development, engineering and management.


Agricultural Drainage Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas

Agricultural Drainage Water Management in Arid and Semi-arid Areas

Author: Kenneth K. Tanji

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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This publication contains guidelines to sustain irrigated agriculture and protect water resources from the negative impacts of agricultural drainage water disposal. Using case studies from Central Asia, Egypt, India, Pakistan and the US, this study highlights four broad groups of drainage water management options and provides information to enable assessment of their impact and contribution towards development goals and to facilitate the preparation of drainage water management plans and designs. The options are: water conservation, drainage water re-use, drainage water disposal and drainage water treatment. The full texts of the case studies can be found on the attached CD-ROM.


Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture

Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture

Author: Hiroshan Hettiarachchi

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-03-09

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 331974268X

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This book offers a broad and global level description of the current status of wastewater use in agriculture and then brings the readers to various places in the MENA Region and Europe to explain how some countries and regions have addressed the challenges during implementation. On a global scale, over 20 million hectares of agricultural land are irrigated using wastewater. This is one good, and perhaps the most prominent, example of the safe use potential of wastewater. Water scarcity and the cost of energy and fertilisers are among the main factors driving millions of farmers and other entrepreneurs to make use of wastewater. In order to address the technical, institutional, and policy challenges of safe water reuse, developing countries and countries in transition need clear institutional arrangements and more skilled human resources, with a sound understanding of the opportunities and potential risks of wastewater use. Stakeholders in wastewater irrigation who need to implement from scratch or improve current conditions, find it difficult to gather the necessary information on practical implementation aspects. The main objective of this book is to bridge that gap.


Water Quality for Agriculture

Water Quality for Agriculture

Author: R. S. Ayers

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 196

ISBN-13:

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Richtlijnen voor de werker in het veld om problemen te ondervangen ten aanzien van de waterkwaliteit voor irrigatie-doeleinden. Tenslotte worden praktijkervaringen uit diverse gebieden vermeld


The Drought-Resilient Farm

The Drought-Resilient Farm

Author: Dale Strickler

Publisher: Storey Publishing

Published: 2018-06-12

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1635860024

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Rainfall levels are rarely optimal, but there are hundreds of things you can do to efficiently conserve and use the water you do have and to reduce the impact of drought on your soil, crops, livestock, and farm or ranch ecosystem. Author Dale Strickler introduces you to the same innovative systems he used to transform his own drought-stricken family farm in Kansas into a thriving, water-wise, and profitable enterprise, maximizing healthy cropland, pasture, and water supply. Ranging from simple, short-term projects such as installing rain-collection ollas to long-term land-management planning strategies, Strickler’s methods show how to get more water into the soil, keep it in the soil, and help plants and livestock access it.