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Water Conservation & Agricultural Water Management
Program Planning

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bulletDesired Program Outcomes
bulletProgram Inputs
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Program Identification and Planning

Arizona's rivers, lakes, and groundwater sources provide water for industry, agriculture, residential uses, and recreation, as well as supporting a diversity of ecosystems. Increased demands from an expanding population, industrial growth, increases in agricultural production, and ecosystem management have resulted in localized, temporal shortages of available water. University of Arizona is engaged in research and educational outreach in water conservation techniques for residences and agricultural operations. Across the state there are also ongoing community-based watershed planning efforts that many local Arizona Cooperative Extension faculty are actively engaged in. University of Arizona has a broad range of research activities, educational materials, and outreach programs to assist agriculturists and others to manage water quality and quantity.

 

Desired Program Outcomes

  • Agricultural water users implement water-saving irrigation methods
  • Individuals employ water conservation techniques
  • Water conservation practices help to ensure that our water resources are better managed

 

Program Inputs

(1) Funding, both intramural and extramural, is sought for projects.
(2) This program is supported by a 0.5 FTE Extension coordinator.
(3) Technology in the form of the Internet, web pages, listservs, digital cameras, etc. support the program.
(4) Curricula and other educational materials, both created and adapted, support the program.
(5) Partnerships are being explored to extend the program's resources.

 

Program Outputs

2002:
  1. Conducted a workshop on Drip Irrigation Design and Installation to a SmartScape Training Program in Yuma, May 2002.
  2. Continued to work with SAHRA to develop interactive software for educating the public about water conservation techniques in and around the home. See SAHRA website (http://www.sahra.arizona.edu/).

 

Outcomes and Impacts

2002:
  • 11 professionals working in Yuma county have a better understanding of basic soil/water/plant relationships and low-volume landscape irrigation design and installation.