Abstract: Most of the projected global population increases will take place in third world countries that already suffer from water, food, and health problems. Increasingly, the various water uses (municipal, industrial, and ...

Abstract: The time it takes for deep percolation water from irrigated fields to reach underlying groundwater increases with decreasing particle size of the vadose zone material and increasing depth to groundwater. For average deep ...

Abstract: Irrigation is an excellent use for sewage effluent because it is mostly water with nutrients. For small flows, the effluent can be used on special, well‐supervised “sewage farms,” where forage, fiber, or seed crops are ...

Abstract: Sediment or organic clogging layers on the wetted perimeter are the rule rather than the exception for infiltration basins for artificial recharge of groundwater. When the water depth in such basins is increased, the ...

Abstract: Irrigated agriculture accounts for about 90% of all water consumption in both Arizona and New Mexico. More than 50% of this water is pumped from groundwater sources. Some portion of the applied irrigation water is returned ...

Abstract: Planning systems for the artificial recharge of ground water via surface infiltration requires site investigations to predict infiltration rates and land requirements. Also, the ability of the vadose zone to transmit water ...