Project Number: 6657-13000-007-00
Project Type: Appropriated

Start Date: Dec 29, 2001
End Date: Dec 28, 2006

Objective:
1) To improve efficiency of irrigation water management for agricultural and high-value crops, using sprinkler, surface and subsurface drip irrigation and accounting for spatial variation; 2) To improve the quality of stream and ground waters at field, landscape, and basin scales; and 3) To imrove water management and quality for the special case of the turf industry, including golf courses, using recycled water, subsurface drip, and constructed floating wetland ecosystems.

Approach:
Inadequate water supply and compromised water quality constitute serious public risks. We approach three broad problems: 1)Water management for agricultural and high-value crops, 2) Water quality for agricultural crops, and 3) Water management and quality for turf and urban landscapes. These work together to help ensure adequate and safe water resources for agriculture, wildlife, and the public. Methods include field and laboratory experiments, demonstrations, modern analytical techniques, and current computer simulation models. Research products include superior technologies and approaches to increase available water supply through development and conservation and to monitor and mitigate impacts of agricultural practices on water quality. Products also provide information vital to national water quality and management policies. The expected benefit of this research, working with other scientific, political, and action agents, is long-term conservation and protection of the nation's water resources, ensuring economic and environmentally sustainable production of food and fiber.

Project Team

Stone, Kenneth - Ken Bauer, Philip - Phil Busscher, Warren Hunt, Patrick Ro, Kyoung Novak, Jeffrey - Jeff

Project Annual Reports

FY 2003   FY 2002