Water Conservation &
Agricultural Water Management
Program Planning
Program
Identification and Planning
Desired
Program Outcomes
Program
Inputs
Program
Outputs
Outcomes
& Impacts
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:
- Conducted a workshop on Drip Irrigation Design and Installation
to a SmartScape Training Program in Yuma, May 2002.
- 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.
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