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The role of policy and collaboration in decommissioning exempt water wells in Washington state

Creator:: Moran, Kathryn A.
Abstract:: The rapid proliferation of exempt wells since the settlement of the West has left the State of Washington with little knowledge of the existing number of exempt wells within its boundaries. Exempt wells are primarily a rural phenomena that when abandoned leave aquifers vulnerable to contaminants and create a general...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : The Role of Policy and Collaboration in Decommissioning Exempt Water Wells in Washington State

An ecosystem service approach to inform reactive nitrogen management in the lower Yakima River Basin, Washington

Creator:: Crowell, Morgan
Abstract:: Spatially explicit ecosystem service valuation (ESV) allows for the identification of the location and magnitude of services provided by natural ecosystems to human activities along with a measure of their significance based upon economic valuation. While ESV has been used to provide new insight into land use management, few studies...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: is the Lower Yakima River Basin (LYRB) or Washington State Department of Ecology Water Resource

Addressing the future of water in Oregon : a look at the human and institutional factors shaping Oregon water management

Creator:: Wolters, Erika Allen
Abstract:: Oregon is a state with great social and ecological diversity. Unfortunately however, Oregon's water-rich reputation is more rumor than reality. As with many Western states, Oregon struggles with water scarcity, especially during dry summer months. Recent efforts by the state to develop an integrated water resource strategy (IWRS) to manage...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Washington must be prepared to justify their claims to all of the Columbia water or risk losing

Flow From Flexibility : Identifying Opportunities For Streamflow Restoration in a Transboundary Municipal Watershed Through Water Budgeting

Creator:: Pierson, Jessica S.
Abstract:: Municipal watersheds attempt to balance growing and conflicting demands for water for human use and for ecosystems. The Mill Creek basin, a 295 km2 basin in southeast Washington, exemplifies these conflicts. Since the late 1800s, the City of Walla Walla has withdrawn water from Mill Creek for municipal use. However,...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ), groundwater recharge, or soil water storage. This analysis focused on quantifying withdrawals (W) and

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Creator:: Odom, Olivia
Abstract:: Globally, access to safe, reliable drinking water sources is a major challenge of this generation. Protected sources of drinking water provide communities with a sustainable, vital resource, yet many public water suppliers lack legal authority over their source water protection (SWP) area, especially in surface water systems. Absence of legal...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Benton Soil and Water Conservation District CAFO Confined Animal Feeding Operation CAW Central Arkansas

Assessing Managed Aquifer Recharge Potential: Regional to Local Evaluation

Creator:: Gibson, Maria
Abstract:: Although surface water constitutes less than 1.5% of freshwater supply, historical development of surface water sources continues to mark the landscape. However, over- exploitation of groundwater is now at its highest, and 25% of the world’s 1.7 billion population live in water scare regions. As glaciers and snowpack disappear due...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , and potential surface water capture rates, without the development of an extensive hydrologic or

Ecohydrologic Connections in Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems in Oregon

Creator:: Durfee, Nicole M.
Abstract:: An improved understanding of the ecohydrologic relationships in semiarid rangelands is imperative for the development of effective rehabilitation and land management practices. This thesis addresses the ecohydrologic relationships of two significant issues concerning semiarid rangeland ecosystems: western juniper encroachment and increasing stream temperatures. This thesis is divided into two chapters;...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: river temperature response to agricultural land use and environmental thermal patterns. J. Soil Water

Evaluating Biochar for the Sustainable Treatment of Heavy Metals in Stormwater: Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Barriers

Creator:: Burch, Sarah
Abstract:: Heavy metals, such as copper, zinc, and cadmium, are ubiquitous in stormwater and potentially toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations. Removal of heavy metals contamination by conventional treatment is expensive and does not always reduce metals concentrations low enough to ensure safety of all aquatic species. This research seeks...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: environmental and agricultural applications. Defining mechanisms for soil and water improvement must also be

A Hydrogeologic Framework for Understanding Watershed-Scale Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions in Western Oregon, USA

Creator:: Hall, Jesse L.
Abstract:: Stream water quality, including stream temperature, has become an increasingly important issue in recent years. Warming streams can harm aquatic ecosystems by pushing fish from traditional breading grounds, forcing them to migrate, adapt, or perish. Recent research from Scripps Institute of Oceanography at UC San Diego has shown that climate...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: quality and the connections between surface water and groundwater, or to agencies interested in aquifer

Hydrogeology and Hydrologic Connectivity of a Semiarid Central Oregon Rangeland System

Creator:: Caruso, Philip
Abstract:: The hydrologic function of a landscape is an important concept for understanding the presence, movement and availability of water. The Camp Creek Paired Watershed Study (CCPWS) site in Central Oregon has been utilized to investigate the impacts of western juniper on watershed hydrologic function since 1993. The research presented here...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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The role of policy and collaboration in decommissioning exempt water wells in Washington state

An ecosystem service approach to inform reactive nitrogen management in the lower Yakima River Basin, Washington

Addressing the future of water in Oregon : a look at the human and institutional factors shaping Oregon water management

Flow From Flexibility : Identifying Opportunities For Streamflow Restoration in a Transboundary Municipal Watershed Through Water Budgeting

Institutional capacity building through land and water stewardship integration - an analysis of source water protection in Corvallis, Oregon

Assessing Managed Aquifer Recharge Potential: Regional to Local Evaluation

Ecohydrologic Connections in Semiarid Rangeland Ecosystems in Oregon

Evaluating Biochar for the Sustainable Treatment of Heavy Metals in Stormwater: Characteristics, Mechanisms, and Barriers

A Hydrogeologic Framework for Understanding Watershed-Scale Surface Water and Groundwater Interactions in Western Oregon, USA

Hydrogeology and Hydrologic Connectivity of a Semiarid Central Oregon Rangeland System

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