ASABE Technical Library - Conference Proceedings

Payment for Watershed Services: Application in Hydropower Generation in the Cordilleras, Philippines

Authors:   Corazon L. Abansi, Consuelo C. Doble, Alicia G. Follosco

Keywords:   payment for environmental services, run-of-river type hydropower, indigenous community

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-001

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Challenges and Progress in Distributed Watershed Modeling: Applications of the AgroEcoSystem-Watershed (AgES-W) Model

Authors:   James C. Ascough II, Mark D. Tomer, Timothy R. Green, Olaf David, Kevin J. Cole, Holm Kipka, Sarah A. Porter

Keywords:   Watershed model; Water quality modeling; Model evaluation; Streamflow; Nitrogen; Object Modeling System, Conservation systems.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-002

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Watershed influence on factors responsible of cyanobacteria proliferation episodes in lacustrine waters (Brittany, Western France, Europe)

Authors:   Estelle Baures, Olivier Thomas, Frédéric Pitois

Keywords:   Cyanobacteria, lake morphology, water chemistry, risk characterization.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-003

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Comparison Watershed Selection When Applying the AllForX Approach for Sediment TMDL Development

Authors:   Brian Benham, Kristine Bronnenkant, Gene Yagow, Zach Easton, Jason Hill

Keywords:   Watershed modeling, sediment impairment, TMDL, water quality.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-004

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Assessing the Performance of HSPF When Using the High Water Table Subroutine to Simulate Hydrology in a Low-gradient Watershed

Authors:   Brian Benham, Scott Forrester, Karen Kline, Kevin McGuire

Keywords:   modeling; HSPF; high water table; uncertainty

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-005

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Watershed Assessment Model (WAM): Florida Applications

Authors:   Adelbert (Del) B Bottcher, Andrew I James

Keywords:   Watershed modelling, hydrology, water quality, GIS, nutrient sources and cycling, nitrogen, phosphorus, nutrient assimilation, land use, grid based

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-006

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Impact of Heavy Rainfalls on Global Nutrients export During the Fertilization Period in a Coastal Agricultural Watershed

Authors:   Jean Causse, Aude-Valérie Jung, Olivier Thomas, Estelle Baurès

Keywords:   Nutrient export; carbon and nitrogen fluxes; “at-risk” situations; floods; fertilization; UV online analyzer

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-007

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An Integrated Catchment Modelling Approach for Exploring Water Allocation and Nutrient Limit Setting Policies

Authors:   Lydia T Cetin, Phillip W Jordan, Nic Conland, Michelle Sands, Richard Cresswell, Andrew Herron

Keywords:   Watershed management, water resource allocation, nutrients, groundwater modeling, hydrologic modeling, eWater Source.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-008

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Modelling the impacts of mitigation on sediment and nutrient loads to the Kaipara Harbour

Authors:   Annette Semadeni-Davies, Kelly May

Keywords:   Catchment scale modelling, GIS, planning, sediment, nutrients

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-009

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A Fair Irrigation Scheduling Method Prioritizing on the Individual Needs of the Crops and Infrastructure Limitations

Authors:   Dilini K. Delgoda, Malka N. Halgamuge, Hector Malano, Syed K. Saleem

Keywords:   optimization, irrigation, small networks, neighbor fields

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-010

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Pollution and Siltation of Rivers in the Western Highlands of Cameroon: a Consequence of Farmland Erosion by Runoff

Authors:   Djoukeng Henri Grisseur, Tankou Christopher Mubeteneh, Degré Aurore

Keywords:   Pollution, siltation, watershed Méloh, water, Cameroon

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-012

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Integrated Modelling with MIKE SHE: Successfully Building Sub-Regional Scale Models in Canterbury

Authors:   Andrew L Druzynski, Patrick (or initial) Durney, Fouad (or initial) Alkhaier

Keywords:   MIKE SHE, Groundwater Surface Water interaction, MIKE 11, Water Balance.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-013

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Effects of sampling frequency and calculation methods on estimation of annual nutrient loads: A case study of Manawatu River, New Zealand

Authors:   Ahmed Elwan, Maree Clark, Jon Roygard, Ranvir Singh, David Horne, Brent Clothier

Keywords:   Nutrients, Load estimation methods, Uncertainty, Sampling frequency, Water quality.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-014

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Tool for Obtaining Projected Future Climate Inputs for the WEPP and SWAT Models

Authors:   Dennis C. Flanagan, Joseph Trotochaud, Carlington W. Wallace, Bernard A. Engel

Keywords:   Modeling, climate generation, climate change, soil erosion, CLIGEN, WEPP, SWAT.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-015

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Meeting water quality and quantity standards to sustain cultural values

Authors:   G R Harmsworth, S Awatere, J Procter

Keywords:   Indigenous Maori, cultural values, matauranga Maori, Maori knowledge, catchments, monitoring, water quality standards, limits

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-016

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Communication of temporal data in the water domain: Standards and vocabularies – an international context

Authors:   Sean Hodges, Maree Clark, Brent Watson

Keywords:   Data exchange, OGC, SOS 2.0, WaterML 2.0, LAWA.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-017

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The Potential Of Greywater Reuse In Irrigation

Authors:   ADESOJI TUNBOSUN JAIYEOLA, JOSEPH KAPUKU BWAPWA

Keywords:   Greywater, irrigation, wastewater, reuse, microorganisms, household.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-018

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Use of Pervious Concrete as Gravity Filter

Authors:   Hansa Satish Jeswani, Ninad Oke, Parth Choksi, Amey Naik, Nikita Mahapatra, Rumana Sayed

Keywords:   Kywords. Pervious Concrete, Gravity Filtration, Turbidity, Total Solids, Most Probable Number

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-019

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Mapping of Arsenic Pollution in Burkina Faso Using a New Field Measurement Technique

Authors:   Franck LALANNE, Anja BRETZLER, Marcelle AHISSAN, Christian Zurbruegg

Keywords:   Arsenic, Burkina Faso, Field Measurement Technique, Pollution Mapping

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-020

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Extending a Monte Carlo Dairy Farm Stream E. coli Model to Catchment Scale

Authors:   Graham B McBride, Richard W Muirhead

Keywords:   Human health risk, E. coli, dairying, wild birds, attenuation, pathogens, watershed.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-021

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“Disconnects and Tipping Points” Crossing the Silos of Economics, Ecology and Reality: Is production at a profit, or a cost?

Authors:   Alison Dewes, Barrie J Ridler, Roy McCallum

Keywords:   Disconnects, Tipping Points

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-023

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MitAgatorTM: a Farm Scale Tool to Estimate and Mitigate the Loss of Contaminants from Land to Water

Authors:   R W McDowell, G M Lucci, G Peyroux, H Yoswara, N Cox, M Brown, D Wheeler, N Watkins, C Smith, R Monaghan, R Muirhead, W Catto, J Risk

Keywords:   Best Management Practices (BMPs), E. coli, Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Sediment.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-024

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Adding progress-focused conversations to Farm Water Quality Action Plans

Authors:   Lucy A McKergow, Tony Faulkner

Keywords:   Water quality, Solutions Focus, farm plan, OSKAR

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-025

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Using Geospatial Soil Information for Targeted Water and Fertigation Application

Authors:   Caroline L. McKinney

Keywords:   Soil information systems, SIS, geospatial soil information, geospatial soil data, precision irrigation, agriculture, agriculture products, soil properties, soil characterization, irrigation modeling, plant available water, nutrient holding capacity

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-026

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Integrating Microbial Water Quality Impacts into Existing Decision Support Tools

Authors:   Richard W Muirhead

Keywords:   Agriculture, Best Management Practices (BMPs), E. coli, Effluents, Farm, Nonpoint, Direct inputs.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-027

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Mitigating nutrient loss from pastoral farmland in the Rotorua lakes district of New Zealand

Authors:   J Paterson, D Clarke, D Hamilton, T Cairns, M Cairns, E H van Reenen, A Brocksopp

Keywords:   Lake Rotorua, mitigation, nitrogen, phosphorus, farm plans, water quality, Environment Management System, farming, Detainment Bund, watershed

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-028

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Characterization of Denitrification in the Subsurface Environment of the Manawatu River catchment, New Zealand

Authors:   Aldrin A. Rivas, Ranvir Singh, David J. Horne, Jon Roygard, Abby Matthews, Mike Hedley

Keywords:   Denitrification, subsurface environment, groundwater, acetylene inhibition method, push-pull test, Manawatu River catchment, New Zealand

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-029

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CLUES modelling of E. coli in the upper Waikato River catchment

Authors:   Annette F. Semadeni-Davies, Sandy Elliott

Keywords:   E. coli, modelling, GIS, SPARROW, mitigation, land use

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-030

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A journey towards data maturity: Horizons’ water quality data management story

Authors:   Amy E. Shears, Sean Hodges, Maree Clark

Keywords:   discrete water quality, NEMS, LAWA, data management, quality coding.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-031

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Simulation of Nutrient Loadings from the Rural Cox Creek Watershed (South Australia) by SWAT as Prerequisite for Land-use Specific Scenario Analysis

Authors:   Manoj Kumar Shrestha, Friedrich Recknagel, Jacqueline Frizenschaf, Wayne Meyer

Keywords:   SWAT, Cox Creek watershed, nutrient loadings, Onkaparinga Catchment, scenario analysis.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-032

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Multi-Model Approach for Hydrological Prediction in a Watershed

Authors:   Shailesh Kumar Singh

Keywords:   Multi-Model ensemble, Data depth, Hydrological prediction

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-033

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Assessment of Surface Water Potential and Land Degradation of Wakal River Basin Using RS & GIS

Authors:   Pradeep Kumar Singh, Manjeet Singh, Kamal Kishore Yadav

Keywords:   Water, River basin, Quality, Erosion

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-034

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Assessment of the Remediation Potential of Wairarapa Moana Edge Wetlands

Authors:   James P. S. Sukias, Chris C. Tanner, Andrew Hughes, Philippa Crisp, Ian Gunn

Keywords:   Wetland restoration, nutrient attenuation, Lake Wairarapa.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-035

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Sources, Fate and Persistence of Catchment Soil Erosion Preserved in Estuarine Sediment Records

Authors:   Andrew Swales, Max M. Gibbs, Greg Olsen, Ron Ovenden

Keywords:   Soil erosion, radioisotopes, stable isotopes, fatty acids, sedimentation, sources, fate, estuaries, New Zealand

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-036

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Contamination of Newly Emerging Contaminants, Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in Sediments near E-waste Recycling Sites in South China

Authors:   Nora F. Y. TAM, Hai-chao Zhou, Q H Wu, Yuk-shan Wong

Keywords:   PBDE congeners, contamination, sediment, e-waste

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-037

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Application of Recurrent Neural Networks for predicting water quality constituents of collected runoff from windrow composting pad

Authors:   Natalia V. Shim, Ernest W. Tollner

Keywords:   Water quality, Runoff, Windrow Composting Pad, Cross-correlation, Recurrent Neural Network.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-038

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Framework to Facilitate Conservation Planning in Agricultural Watersheds Using Precision GIS Technologies

Authors:   M D Tomer, S A Porter, K M.B. Boomer, D E James, J A Kostel, E McLellan

Keywords:   Water quality, conservation practices, watershed planning, nutrient reduction.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-039

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Improving & Parameterising Macronutrient Models for Application of LUCI in New Zealand

Authors:   Martha Trodahl, Bethanna Jackson

Keywords:   Water quality, LUCI, nitrogen, phosphorus, modelling.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-040

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Investigating source water Cryptosporidium concentration, species and infectivity rates during rainfall-runoff in a multi-use catchment

Authors:   Hayley M Vial, Brooke A Swaffer, Brendon J King, Robert Daly, Jacqueline Frizenschaf, Paul T Monis

Keywords:   Drinking water, Cryptosporidium, Genotyping, Infectivity

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-041

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Land-to-Water Transfer of Nutrients: What Knowledge can be Gained by Combined Analysis of River Water Quality and Flow Records?

Authors:   Simon J.R. Woodward, Roland Stenger, Reece B Hill

Keywords:   Stream Monitoring, Concentration, Sampling, Time Series, Streamflow, Linear Regression, Agricultural Runoff, Groundwater Discharge, Environmental Tracer.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-042

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Farm system economic effects of transformation toward sustainable hill country pastoralism: Whatawhata case study

Authors:   Michael B Dodd, William (Bill) Carlson, Paul Silcock, John Quinn

Keywords:   integrated catchment management, land use change, New Zealand, pastoral hill country, economic sustainability.

DOI:   10.13031/wtcw.2014-043

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