The site,
http://water.tamu.edu, provides a “front door” for all of AgriLife
Extension’s information on water conservation, water management,
irrigation and water quality, which makes it easier to navigate,
according to the developers.
The Water Education Network contains information useful for
homes, residential and city landscapes, and agricultural and wildlife
management. Water-related programs are organized in three main
categories: conservation, management and irrigation, and quality. It is organized so that those topics are easy to reach either
directly on the site or with search engines. The key
is to get important facts and how-to information to the people as
easily as possible.”
Viewers of the website can find links to water-related
events, classes and trainings offered by AgriLife Extension throughout
the state, and can subscribe to receive email updates.
Water conservation topics and publications on the site
include: Water Conservation at Home, Youth Water Resources, Conserving
Residential Water Through the 40-Gallon Challenge, Landscape Water
Conservation using Earth-Kind Landscaping, Water Conservation
and Technology Center, and Biological Control of Aquatic Weeds and
Saltcedar.
In the water management and irrigation section, viewers
will find: Stormwater Management Program, Rainwater Harvesting, The
School of Irrigation, Irrigation and Agriculture, Rebuilding the Beef
Herd (after Drought), and Managing Ponds and Lakes
on Private Lands.
Water quality is addressed with: Protecting Texas
Watersheds, Attoyac Bayou and Bacterial Source Tracking, Onsite Waste
Water Treatment Systems, Texas Well Owner Network, and Animal Manure and
Process Waste Water Management.
Other publications already available are: Home Water Conservation Tips and
Checklist, Energy Star Appliances Overview, Home Water Quality Problems –
Causes and Treatments, Rainwater Harvesting System Overview and Making a
Rain Barrel.
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