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Condensate and Leachate: Inevitable Byproducts of Gas Production
While landfill systems designed for gas collection and control may be primarily focused on gases
What’s in Landfill Gas?
Landfill gas is often mistaken for being a single type of gas due to being referred to by the LFG term
Why Collect and Contain Landfill Gas?
All waste eventually breaks down, even if it takes thousands of years.
How Lake Restoration Can Reduce Flooding Risks
As development continues pushing commercial and residential construction into flood plain areas
Chemical vs Physical Solutions for Lake Restoration
Some proponents of lake restoration methods are completely against physical solutions for water quality issues.
Choosing a Liner That Can Handle Large Scale Lake Restoration
A lake restoration project may call for using an impermeable liner material over the entire bottom and banks of the feature
When Are Liners Used in Lake Restoration?
Restoring anything as big as a lake, is likely to require more than one approach.
Identifying Lakes in Need of Restoration
Not every lake that looks a little disheveled or high in algae needs immediate restoration.
Private vs Public Lake Restoration
Lake restoration is often discussed and written about as solely the undertaking of municipal groups responsible for public bodies of water.
The Major Challenges of Lake Restoration
While lake restoration has many goals and can restore the beauty and function of an existing waterway
What is Lake Restoration?
The term, lake restoration, encompasses all of the various techniques used to improve and restore damaged lakes
Delivering the Goods
At this point, you’ve hopefully discovered a few alternate sources of water, created plans for an irrigation reservoir
Water Management in a Time of Scarcity
The need for quality irrigation water is increasingly squeezed by competing needs from cities and industry
That Dry Hole in the Ground: Filling the Reservoir When Water is Scarce
It seems like an exercise in frustration to dig an enormous hole when there’s no water to fill it with, right?
Planning an Irrigation Reservoir
When designing an irrigation reservoir and connecting it to a farm’s irrigation system
Does an Irrigation Reservoir Make Sense on Your Farm?
Global weather modeling is a very complex mixture of art and science, and it’s impossible even to make firm near-term predictions
What is the Purpose of an Irrigation Reservoir?
Access to water for irrigation is increasingly under pressure across the country
The Future of Irrigated Agriculture
Ultimately, the truth is that farmers who depend on irrigation face a future with increasingly limited water supplies
Irrigation Reservoirs - Liquid Politics
The struggle for sufficient water, a longstanding issue in developing countries, has now become a harsh reality in the US
Irrigation and Changing Weather Patterns
Irrigated agriculture is a pivotal practice in terms of the world’s ability to feed itself.
Irrigation: An Ancient Game Changer
It’s easy to move about our communities, oblivious to the fundamental contribution that those giant farm sprinklers
Top Ten Questions About Irrigation Ponds
Far from damaging the environment, irrigation ponds offer a method to capture and store both stormwater and irrigation runoff
Irrigation Ponds and the Future
In February 2022, scientists reported that the American West is currently in a megadrought
Managing Algae
Algae is the ever-present cloud that hangs over many pond operations, whether the pond is built for irrigation