Rio Grande Basin Initiative

Reports, Presentations & Publications

View various presentations, proposals and activities of the Rio Grande Basin Initiative.

2012

Reports
TR-435 - The use of GIS as a Real Time Decision Support System for Irrigation Districts	Download
TR-433 - Salinization of Irrigated Urban Soils: A Case Study of El Paso, TX	Download
TR-432 - Water Infiltration and Permeability of Selected Urban Soils as Affected by Salinity and Sodicity	Download
TR-425 - 2011/2012 Progress and Accomplishments	Download

2011

Publications
2010-2011 Publication List	Download
Reports
TR-400 - 2010/2011 Progress and Accomplishments	Download
TR-379 - Flow Measurement for Structure Assessment in Richmond Irrigation District	Download
TR-378 - Landsat Satellite Multi-Spectral Classification of Land Cover Change for GIS-Based Urbanization Analysis in Irrigation Districts: Evaluation in the Lower Rio Grande Valley	Download
TR-377 - Farm Turnout Flow Recommendations for New Outlets in Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2	Download
TR-376 - Flow Measurement for Rehabilitation Planning in Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2	Download
TR-375 - Seepage Loss Test Results in Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2	Download
TR-374 - Measured Water Losses of Lateral A in Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2	Download
TR-373 - Measured Seepage Losses of Canal 6.0 La Feria Irrigation District - Cameron County No. 3	Download
TR-372 - Measured Seepage of the Main Canal Brownsville Irrigation District	Download
TR-371 - Upgrading Existing Databases Recommendations for Irrigation Districts	Download
TR-370 - Irrigation District Database Analysis Cameron County Irrigation District No. 2 Final Report	Download

2010

Presentations
2010 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference May 17-20, 2010 - Alpine, TX	Visit Web Site
Reports
2010 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download

2009

Presentations
2009 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference August 10-13, 2009 - McAllen, TX	Visit Web Site
Reports
2009 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download
TR-354 - Evaluation of Smart Irrigation Controllers: Initial Bench Testing Results	Download
TR-353 - Evaluation of Canal Lining Projects in the Lower Rio Grande Valley	Download

2008

Posters
Preliminary Economic Contributions to USDA-ARS Biological Control of Arundo donax in the Rio Grande Basin	Download
Economic Implications of Conventional Water Treatment Versus Desalination: A Dual Case Study	Download
Unintended Consequences of Legislation on the Adoption of Water Treatment Technology	Download
Presentations
2008 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference July 14-17, 2008 - Las Cruces, NM	Visit Web Site
Reports
2008 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download
A GIS-based Regional Planning Tool for Irrigation Demand Assessment and Savings Using SWAT	Download
TR 316 - Salt Tolerance of Landscape Plants Common to the Southwest	Download
Evaluation of Sixty-Day Drought Survival In San Antonio of Established Turfgrass Species and Cultivars, Final Report to Cooperators - February 2008	Download

2007

Presentations
2007 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference May 14-17, 2007 - South Padre Island, TX (in conjunction with TSUS)	Visit Web Site
Reports
2007 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download

2006

Presentations
2006 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference March 28-30, 2006 - Ruidoso, NM (in conjunction with TSUS and UT)	Visit Web Site
Reports
2006 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download

2005

Presentations
2005 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference April 12-14, 2005 - Alpine, TX (in conjunction with TSUS and UT)	Visit Web Site
Publications
2005-06 Publications List	Download
Reports
2005 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download

2004

Presentations
2004 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference April 4-7, 2004 - Las Cruces, NM	Visit Web Site
Reports
2004 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download

2003

Presentations
2003 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference May 28-30, 2003 - Weslaco, TX	Visit Web Site
Reports
2003 Progress and Accomplishments report	Download

2002

Presentations
2002 Rio Grande Basin Initiatives Conference April 16-17, 2002 - El Paso, TX	Visit Web Site
El Paso Soil and Water Salinity Workshop on September 4, 2002
The Chemistry of Salinity in Soils (Naomi Waissman Assadian)	Download
Irrigation Water Quality Standards and Salinity Management (Juan Enciso)	Download
Salinity Basics-Soil Testing (Robert Flynn)	Download
Agricultural Drainage (J. Phillip King)	Download
Fertilization and Fertilizers for High Salt Content Soils (Denise McWilliams)	Download