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Water and Watershed Management — 26 items

Link Citrus Cold Weather Protection and Irrigation Scheduling Tools Using Florida Automated Weather Network (FAWN) Data
With a crop value of $597 million in 2006/07, citrus is the most important horticultural crop grown in Florida. The 2.4 million tons of annual citrus ...
Link Flatwoods Citrus Best Management Practice: Minimizing Direct Deposition of Pesticides into Waterways
Details how to best avoid and lessen water contamination due to pesticide use
Link Flatwoods Citrus Best Management Practice: Riser-Board Structures
details the use of riser-boards to control water table levels and surface water levels in drainage and irrigation ditches
Link Water Table Measurement and Monitoring for Flatwoods Citrus
How to properly measure and manage the water table in flatwood citrus groves
Link Citrus BMP Implementation in Florida's Gulf Citrus Production Area: Nutrients
In 2005 we conducted a survey in cooperation with Gulf Citrus Growers Association (GCGA) and FDACS to quantify the current level of BMP implementation and to ...
Link Citrus BMP Implementation in Florida's Gulf Citrus Production Area: Water, Sediment, and Aquatic Weeds
In 2005 we conducted a survey in cooperation with the Gulf Citrus Growers Association (GCGA) and FDACS to quantify the current level of BMP implementation and ...
Link Detention/Retention for Citrus Stormwater Management
Describes structural and nonstructural controls used in water management, and the detention/retention processes and their benefits.
Link Basic Water Properties: Attributes and Reactions Essential for Tree Life
Water is essential to tree life. Water is a solvent, transporter, buffer, and reagent for the tree. Water is the most limiting of all essential tree resources. ...
Link Design of an Orifice and Weir Outlet for Poorly Drained Forested Watersheds
Orifice-weir structures at ditch outlets are being used to reduce peak drainage rates and to store water during the growing season in poorly drained managed ...
Link Drought Conditions Which Affect Fish and Ponds
Continued drought and high temperatures can become critical to both commercial fish producers and sportfish pond managers. As ponds lose water, the fish become ...
Link Forest Stewardship: Watershed Management
This publication describes practices that a forest landowner can use to maintain or improve water resources in ways that are compatible with other management ...
Link Home Landscape Practices for Water Quality Protection
Minimizing polluted runoff from your landscape as well as reusing rain water will not "just happen." It requires planning and some knowledge of plants and ...
Link Home Landscape Practices to Protect Water Quality
Home lawns and landscapes may contribute to the water pollution when homeowners apply pesticides and fertilizers carelessly. By using pesticides and ...
Link Irrigation System Selection
Several decisions must be made before an irrigation system is installed in a field. Some determinations are technical in nature, some economic, and others ...
Link Irrigation Water Quality Guidelines For Mississippi
Levels and specific composition of dissolved mineral substances in water for irrigation affect crop productivity and soil structure, and determine suitability ...
Link Kentucky Watershed Management
This website answers all of the who, what, where, how, and why watershed management questions.
Link Major Watersheds of Georgia
The direct or indirect source of water for irrigation, power, industry, domestic use, navigation, and recreation comes from water falling over and flowing down ...
Link Protecting Your Well By Shock Chlorination
Shock chlorination is a way to protect a private well from coliform, iron, and sulfur bacteria.
Link Stream Corridor Restoration
There's more to a stream than the rushing or meandering water. A stream corridor, or stream valley, is a complex and valuable ecosystem which includes the ...
Link Wellhead Protection
Because of the importance of groundwater to Mississippi, protecting the underground water supplies, or aquifers, is critically important. Wellhead protection, ...
Link Citrus Tree Stresses: Effects on Growth and Yield
The objectives of this document are to: a)Explain how citrus trees respond to changes in availability of water and nutrients; b)Discuss plant-stress ...
Link BMP: Ribbon Barriers
A description, use, and cost of Ribbon Barriers
Link Understanding Water Quality Parameters for Citrus Irrigation and Drainage Systems
Explains basic water management knowledge, such as how to obtain a water sample, units used in water analysis, and water quality parameters
Link BMP Courtesy Checks: Solutions to Better Water
Using BMPs to ensure the highest quality water
Link Aquatic Weed Management in Citrus Canals and Ditches
Aquatic plants are necessary for maintaining the balance of nature and offering food, protection, oxygen, and shelter to aquatic species. One reality of ...
Link Water Quality Monitoring Programs for Environmental Assessment of Citrus Groves
Explains the importance of water monitoring, its costs, types, and analysis
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