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Planned development, distribution and use of water resources, in accordance with predetermined objectives and with respect to both quantity and quality of the water resources. [AGROVOC]

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Agricultural Water Management

The study, planning, monitoring, and application of quantitative and qualitative control and development techniques for long-term, multiple use of water resources for agricultural purposes including irrigation and livestock watering. [AGROVOC]

Publications

Mini-piezometers for Measuring Groundwater to Surface Water Exchange

Christopher J. Martinez

Seepage Meters for Measuring Groundwater–Surface Water Exchange

Christopher J. Martinez

How are the reservoirs in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin managed?

Christopher J. Martinez

Watersheds of Florida: Understanding a Watershed Approach to Water Management

Rao Mylavarapu, Thomas Obreza, and Greg Means

Stormwater as an Alternative Source of Water Supply: Feasibility and Implications for Watershed Management

Sanjay Shukla and Fouad H. Jaber

Your Farm as a Water Storage System: Steps to Establish an Agreement with the Water Management Districts

Brandon Quinn-Ivey and Sandra M. Guzmán

This publication introduces water storage strategies known as Dispersed Water Management (DWM) and Water Farms (WF) and describes the process that a private landowner should follow to obtain a permit and begin a water storage agreement with the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) and the St. Johns River Water Management District (SJRWMD). Written by Brandon Quinn-Ivey and Sandra M. Guzmán, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, September 2022.

Water Quality Credit Trading: General Principles

Tara Wade and Tatiana Borisova

A UF/IFAS numbered Fact Sheet.

Water Availability in Southwest Georgia and Northeast Florida

Sadie Hundemer and Martha C. Monroe

Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism, and sustains the ecosystem. The aquifer’s capacity is large but limited, and meeting the area's water demands will require balancing withdrawals from the aquifer with replenishment from rainfall, a particularly difficult problem in drier times.