Research Article
Sep 1958
The Engineer and Worldwide Conservation of Soil and Water
Publication: Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 84, Issue 3
Abstract
The role of the engineer in worldwide soil and water conservation necessary to meet increasing food requirements is emphasized. A brief review of progress by construction of drainage systems and irrigation projects is presented. Some of the large surface reservoirs are listed, the volumes of surface-reservoir water stored for irrigation are reported; and the needs for more use of groundwater reservoirs is suggested. The necessities for efficient conveyance of water in world canals of more than a million miles in length are stressed. The relationships of efficient application of water on the farms, in the estimated 15 million irrigations per year, to worldwide soil and water conservation are outlined.
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Journal of the Irrigation and Drainage Division
Volume 84 • Issue 3 • September 1958
Pages: 1775-1 - 1775-22
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© 1958 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Sep 1958
Published online: Feb 11, 2021
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Orson W. Israelsen, M.ASCE
Prof. Emeritus, Civ. and Irrig. Eng., Utah State Univ., Logan, Utah
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