Arizona Water Resources Assessment:
Volume One -- Inventory and Analysis
Volume Two -- Hydrologic Summary, August 1994
Developed as a tool for long-term water management, the volumes provide
a comprehensive overview of Arizona water resources. The first volume presents
three areas of information: a description of the legal and institutional
framework for water resources management; a description and analysis of
potential water resource management problems which may arise over the next
50 years; and an evaluation of the relative priority of the projected water
resource issues for Arizona. The second volume describes the hydrologic
characteristics of surface water and groundwater, including site-specific
water-yields and water quality, and identifies areas where increased demand
may impact local resources. Copies of the document have been distributed
to institutions such as libraries, cities, counties, agencies, and councils
of government. The two volume set costs $20 and may be obtained by contacting
Mason Bolitho, Arizona Department of Water Resources, 500 N. 3rd St., Phoenix,
AZ 85004; phone 602-417-2400, ext. 7168.
A Utility Managers's Guide to Water and Wastewater Budgeting
This booklet, prepared by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
the University of Tennessee's Municipal Technical Advisory Service, is
designed to help utility managers with minimal accounting experience develop
an annual budget by presenting basic financial concepts and practical
strategies for budgeting. Sources of revenues and expenses are listed
and utility managers are guided, by step-by-step instructions, in projecting
future financial situations. Other topics covered include tips on how
to market the budget to the community, how to make the most of public
hearings, and how to measure the efficiency of the budget once it is approved.
To order, contact the National Small Flows Clearing House at 1-800-624-8301
and order item #FMBLFN13. The booklet is free. Shipping and handling costs
are $2.
Annual Static Water Level Basic Data Report: Tucson Basin and
Avra Valley, Pima County, Arizona 1993
This volume provides the results of yearly water level and land subsidence
monitoring programs in the Tucson Basin and Avra Valley conducted by or
in cooperation with the Research & Technical Support Section of Tucson
Water. The report includes the results of vertical extensometer measurements
taken through the end of 1993. Copies of the report cost $15. To order
contact Bill Hollinshead, Tucson Water, 310 West Alameda, Tucson AZ 85701;
phone 520-791-2689.
Chemical, Geologic, and Hydrologic Data from the Little Colorado
River Basin, Arizona and New Mexico, 1988-91
G.G. Fisk, S.A. Ferguson, D.R. Rankin and L. Wirt. This volume provides
data that the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) collected from July 1988-September
1991 as part of a four-year study of the occurrence and movement of radionuclides
and other chemical constituents in surface water and groundwater. Samples
were taken from 69 wells; collected data include well-construction information,
lithologic logs, water levels, and chemical analysis of water samples.
Surface water data collected include flow rate and chemical analysis.
Limited copies are available from Patsy Martinez, USGS, Water Resources
Division, 375 S. Euclid Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719; phone 520-670-6201.
Modeling Erosion and Transport of Depleted Uranium, Yuma Proving
Ground, Arizona (Report #286), June 1994
New Mexico State University researchers evaluated the movement of depleted
uranium (DU) with surface water runoff and associated erosion at the U.S.
Army's Yuma Proving Ground site in southwestern Arizona. At the site,
DU projectiles are tested and not all fragmented pieces of the projectiles
are retrieved. In this study, field measurements were taken and used to
develop a rainfall/overland soil box model and nine simulations were run.
A mass balance of the uranium showed most DU remained in the soil box
even under extreme hydraulic conditions. The study concludes therefore
that the probability of significant transport of DU from land surface
appears to be low. To obtain a free copy contact the New Mexico Water
Resources Research Institute, Box 30001, Dept. 3167, Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001;
phone 505-646-1813.
Resource Guide to Aquaculture Information
This guide lists over 500 resources for information on all aspects of
aquaculture. Sections of the guide are as follows: academic libraries,
federal and state libraries, aquaculture journals and newsletters, electronic
and online resources, trade and professional associations, extension service
contacts, state aquaculture coordinators, federal agencies, regional aquaculture
centers, and equipment and supply sources. The guide is available on line.
To obtain instructions on downloading, contact the Aquaculture Information
Center, National Agricultural Library, USDA, 10301 Baltimore Blvd., Beltsville,
MD 20705-2351; phone 301-504-5558.
Accounting for Consumptive Use of Lower Colorado River Water
in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah
This two-page United States Geological Survey fact sheet briefly discusses
the hydrogeology and consumptive use of the Lower Colorado River, the
legislative requirement of accounting for water use and distribution,
two methods of water accounting — Lower Colorado River Accounting System
and the accounting surface, and identification of water users. For copies
of the fact sheet contact District Chief, USGS, Water Resources Division,
375 S. Euclid Ave., Tucson, AZ 85719-6644; 520-670-6671.
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