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Water Resource Fact Sheets Our water resources fact sheets cover the following topics:
Consumer/Housing Crops Food & Nutrition Gardening Livestock Natural Resources
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Consumer/Housing
XCM-179	Protecting Your Private Well	PDF
6.700	Private Wells for Home Use	PDF
6.702	Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting	PDF
6.703	Bacteria in Water Wells	PDF
6.704	Emergency Water Supplies and Treatment	PDF
9.952	Water Conservation In and Around the Home	PDF
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Crops
0.503	Managing Saline Soils	PDF
0.504	Managing Sodic Soils	PDF
0.506	Irrigation Water Quality Criteria	PDF
0.507	Soil, Water and Plant Testing	PDF
0.512	Fertigation	PDF
0.514	Nitrogen and Irrigation Management	PDF
0.517	Nitrates in Drinking Water	PDF
0.520	Selecting an Analytical Laboratory	PDF
0.521	Diagnosing Saline and Sodic Soil Problems	PDF
0.556	Irrigation of Winter Wheat	PDF
4.703	Microirrigation for Orchard and Row Crops	PDF
4.704	Center-Pivot Irrigation Systems	PDF
4.706	Irrigation Scheduling with Atmometers	PDF
4.707	Irrigation Scheduling: The Water-Balance Approach	PDF
4.708	Irrigation Scheduling	PDF
4.710	Propeller Meters for Irrigation	PDF
4.712	Irrigation Pumping Plant Efficiency	PDF
4.713	Applying Pesticides with Center-Pivot Irrigation	PDF
4.715	Crop Water Use and Growth Stages	PDF
4.716	Subsurface Drip (SDI)	PDF
4.717	Glossary of Water Terminology	PDF
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Food & Nutrition
9.307	Drinking Water Quality and Health	PDF
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Gardening
XCM-221	Homeowner's Guide to Alternative Pest Management for the Lawn and Garden	PDF
XCM-222	Homeowner's Guide to Fertilizing Your Lawn and Garden	PDF
XCM-220	Homeowner's Guide to Pesticide Use Around the Home and Garden	PDF
XCM-223	Homeowner's Guide to Protecting Water Quality and the Environment	PDF
4.702	Drip Irrigation for Home Gardens	PDF
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Livestock
4.905	Reducing Seepage from Stock Tanks	PDF
4.908	Livestock Drinking Water Quality	PDF
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Natural Resources
6.400	Chemical Treatment of Ponds	PDF
6.401	Managing Warmwater Ponds	PDF
6.402	Controlling Aquatic Vegetation	PDF
6.701	Irrigation Ditches and their Operation	PDF
6.702	Graywater Reuse and Rainwater Harvesting	PDF
6.112	Managing Small Acreage Pastures During and After Drought	PDF
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Updated Tuesday, September 25, 2007.

Water Resource Fact Sheets

Consumer/Housing

Crops

Food & Nutrition

Gardening

Livestock

Natural Resources