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<br />Efficient W<lter Use in Agriculture
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<br />~rllllndw~l!CT-d~'p(nJ....nt "~:,l(m~ ~u(h
<br />lhll~ k'und 31,'n,>: the' ""'lIth Plaue .mJ
<br />:\rk.ms;\<, R1\"l'T f\.b1r1,; PUTln~ cal.nn
<br />nllll1!h", 11.1'-<: 11.,\\:, In lh",,<.: n\c~ .ITe
<br />prcl\idcd .11m\'~1 ,.ntirdy hy <'.Xp.l>:" fr.,m
<br />Img.lti"11 .,mJ],,; l.mlll~ "I dI11ht:~ ,,'uIJ
<br />gT,'.:uly Tcdull' "urfa.:c W.:lla fl.'\l ~ dunn.>:
<br />"1-"lC[]f1c tm16 ,'f Ih,' YC,H. Jnd p,)lcntl;llJ~
<br />m]UTC mhcr wJla n~hl h.,ld.;:r<.
<br />The lkhwry ~y~lcm:, n! 4.-'; I,,"'r..:.'nt <.'1
<br />C(,I,'rJd,)'~ J~n(ultur.ll \\ .I!a pr,wllkr;,
<br />mdudc ~l'mf pl[X'hn..:s .1T lined JIl,h,'" ,1T
<br />".uuls, J((,)rdmg III lh.. ~L\'-1 Dl<llJ...:!tl ,mJ
<br />\\<110 5UI'rh A,,<'~,m,'r1!
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<br />Irrigation Systems
<br />hndmg the nlll'iol effluent Irn,>:Jtltll1
<br /><.y~tem tor .J ~IYl'n h,'IJ lll\'"h'c- ":"I1Slda-
<br />;l!lllll .,i lll,my I.ldor<. ,lid, .b 1llp"~r;lrhy
<br />J.nd ""'11 pwpl-'nlcs, ,,:"plt;ll C,'~b \"tT~U~ (01-'
<br />\-Jlue of 101-' ..:wp ~Y\'wn, I'per.ltll.'ll .Ind
<br />mJJnt~nJnl-T costs. t'"nl-'r~\ n'ylllr~'l11t:llb
<br />.lIld Ihe S\'"(('m,, cffl'd'" "11 crllp Yldd,. Jlltl
<br />4ualily h'f tOI-'"e rl-'.l.....,n~. 111-' "'lll,::k IrT1.~,l,
<br />t1,>n ml'to.,,-l GIll kc 1-",'nsJdcred SupCfldr In
<br />all SI!U,ulllllS
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<br />Torct: typ,'" ,,! lrn~,ltl.>n .Ire u....,d hlr
<br />l'rl-'p~ III LI1],'r;!dll--surLl,.: '.,~r.l\'lI~.fll-'\\
<br />~\''''lcm_'', "pnnkkr-., ,md mh.:r\-'lrn~.Il1,'n
<br />Idnp\ sy~tem,; "Ud.h-t: ",,"stems lm!<-;!I\-'
<br />.lInll-hl IWI-,-thlTl.!s 1-'1 LI-,111rJdl'<- Irn~'lt,'J
<br />I.1no. JllllrJm~ III 'lJlhlK:-- :.:,l1ol-'Tnl 111 J
<br />2(\1!.) t~l;~ W.ilCI U,.,.. "111"\'1-'\' FUTW\\. lrn.
<br />~.Ullln IS tht: !TI"S! (Ollll1Wll t:1"-' 1,1 surt;Jl'1-'
<br />ITn,~,IU,)Jl III C"l"udl-l_ 'rnnkkr 5yQI-"11l:'
<br />;Ire u~d l,'r Tlll',;L "j thl-' rl-'ll1.1111m~ third
<br />,11 lhl-' :,1,11t:;; ITn~.lled gwunJ ll'~" th.lI1 I
<br />1'Il.'ru::nl "f C"ll-'r.1JI-'~ 1.1mb .IllJ r:ml-'h,'~
<br />u...... 1ll1\-t<\lrrl~.ltI,1O ~\,Iem~
<br />'url.I.-," lTng.llh.1O "y"ll:nb. "ul.h ,b lur-
<br />f,'\' 1-'1 1l'>I,d nlL'llllld,,_ .lrl: the "ldeq and
<br />le;I__1 I-'XjXll;.I\T mt:;H\" l'[ lrflfall('Il. hut
<br />Ihl-'\' .lre al:"l lhl-' k.l"t ,:fhllem In order
<br />J.'f Woller tll rl"kO thl-' end 01 Ill( [urn'" 1-'1
<br />I1l-'1d. lmg..1l<lT"- mU<.t .Iprl) 1-":\11;1 \\.1l1-'f 11-1
<br />lh,' upp.:r I-'nd (,I Ih(' hdd. GIU"'Ill~ rulh'!!
<br />l'r l.ldw,llCr. ,11 11ll." 1"\\I-'r t'nd lrn~"tltln
<br />w"tl-'m~ Lh,lt Illmiml:r run"n b\' JHnbut-
<br />lllg \\,ucr mlllt' ,'n'nly and pn,'u~,:ly .I,,-rl-'<'~
<br />lIlt' ficld~l,'r ex.unpk. "pnnklcr l'l dnp
<br />s:,.,lrm~;trt: (,>nsldl'r,'d 1l1,lre dlin,'nt
<br />l'I-'lh'r,llly. lrngaUt>1l dhnl'n.-y
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<br />Coalition Fights Tamarisk Invasion
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<br />Im'aSlv{' plams are gulping millions of gal-
<br />lons of Colorados water e.lch rear, stealtng
<br />supphes that could be PUI Itl bt-nefictal use and
<br />exacerbatmg the droughts and Wildfires affiicI-
<br />in~ the West. An Asi:m shrub called tamarisk
<br />(Tanurical,:eae: Tantarix ramIJsissima Ot:ncb) IS a
<br />panicularl)' notorious thief Invading low-eleva-
<br />tion m-erbanks thwughollt the \\'est, mduding
<br />those of the Colorado Rivcr and lis mbUlaries,
<br />tamari..,ks guzzle up to 200 gallons (If water per
<br />plant every day. In Colorado, tamarisks may
<br />I consume 250,000 acre-feet per year mote than
<br />I natlve vege(;1tion. according to research cited m
<br />'a 2003 joint resolutiOn pb$t"d by Colorados
<br />I General Assembly III suppon of national k~la-
<br />([on to authorize swdies of lamarisk and olher
<br />non-native plants.
<br />T.1mansk rool systems can reach depths of
<br />50 to ] 00 feet, tapping into both surface water
<br />and shallow groundwater supplies, The result +
<br />ing tamarisk thickets quickl)' crowd out native trees and grasses and displace WIldlife.
<br />In addition, tumansk-also known as salt cedar~lea\'t's salt reSidues that can dam-
<br />a~e productive agncuhuralland_
<br />The Tam.1nsk Coalition, a nonproht organization headquanered in Grand
<br />Junction. is dcdit':ued to c(lntrol1in~ tamarisk and other invasive plants. To learn
<br />more about the Tamarisk Coalition's mission and acti\ities, \isit its wehsile at \\V.v.;,
<br />lamariskcoalilion_org.
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<br />TGmarisk~moyirNOlVeOJW~
<br />the plants and Wmyn-rg me swmps 'MIh
<br />herbiode, Monrronng and momlE'll(lrl(E' may
<br />ofso be required to enwre ren'I<MJI.
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<br />20 'COL--o;:iA""OO- tOUNOA-Tlt!-N re.. W-;'-Tr-... EOU'-<;"T'O-':"
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<br />dl'~nbt:~ th.: 1-'\'lT.Ill r.:rj~'nn.lllu: l'f (hI-'
<br />nrig.l1hlll "'\~II-'m m Jeh\'.:nng; \I-"ter (0 the
<br />f,',lt :,'n,' ,'I pLlnLS I->n .ill mdl\'\dual rann
<br />M hl-'ld F"f ex.lll\plt', il an IITlg.ILll'n ~y~-
<br />t...m IS 75 peru"nt dftul-'nt. thb me.lns 10,11
<br />-5 pau:m "f thl" w.1Il-'r di\l'rteJ h,'m ll,..
<br />",'llTe,' ,ll1d ,lpph"J t" Ihl-' field 1:'- s,wred III
<br />the [(Xl( :"T1<" .md n'n;:ullll'd b\' Ihe .~fllW.
<br />m:<:'I-'TI-'p Thl' I'Lht:'T ~ 'i p..'T(e!l\ nMY hI-' l(lsl
<br />\(l C\'Jp,--'T,IIl,,'n l'f m,l~ relUm '" the n\("I
<br />,11' ,~r,'umhut<'f .lquifn< II' he wuhJr,l\\'11
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<br />Tailwater Recovery
<br />\\'hl-'n ...ld III Irn~Jl;:J he Ids bl-'WTllI'S
<br />Sl.lUr;lt,'d, nm"n l-"<'lIecl.< at the lo\wr I-'nd
<br />tlf the hdJ "'Ill,' Im.~.Ltl\r.. cJplUr/.' this
<br />lalh~;l!l'r ,l!1I,j fl'U",' 11 ,ll1 Ihclr ,ll~n belli..
<br />!-I,l\ll-'\ef, .11(llfdlll,g tll Dl.:k \\'"Ife, chid \,1
<br />\I,IlCr ...uppl\" III tilt' "Iall-' [n~lllel-'r-" "IIlct',
<br />the\" "lllll<1t Llplllfl: rulloff th;ll ,'n~1llJ.lcJ
<br />Ir,'1ll ,,<)I11I'1'nl-' d.....~ prllJ1<'ny Rllll<ll1 fr~'Tl1
<br />,illllthn 1f11,k:J(,lr, field" musl ht' .111o\\'cd
<br />tll relurn to the strC.lm tllr .lrpf"j1TlJ.[I"1l
<br />b~' dt1\vllSlre.lln W:Hcr us,ns
<br />Althl-,tl~h \\"lll- "'{ys mllllml:mg run.
<br />.:.11 to;, rTl,hahly .1 m,'rt: I-'llsl-d""fecow way
<br />Ii' b.,,'sl ,'n.l.lr111 \\,Hcr dhdrn,'Y. 1,Iilwaler
<br />rC'-"\'I-'I)' .me! fl:lbl' c.m .-,llllriblll,' to Woller
<br />....n.mg.s .-\CfllrJin~ t" th,' Clllllrauo ~tal~'
<br />l'llln:r~l!\' lL"Vl CI1<11",:r.III\"t' EXlen...lOn.
<br />rrtl~1llg (;lllwalrr ,an II1lfl\l--e t'Il-fJ.rm
<br />waitT USl' dhucnc:y by 2'5- 311 per.:rnt
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<br />Best Management Practices
<br />RI-'Ulm!llendcd lmg.ltt'--'ll m;II1,lgenknt
<br />prJcti..:es- (,l1l1t1Lfl';\"c \\,Hcr 1I"'-" dflllem:y.
<br />,l" \\Cll.b tmpr,'W \'.-.1I,'r ljualllY hy rl'dUl'-
<br />Ill):: lTilSll1l1 .Illd nl'nr,\1ll1 ""ur(c p"lIulh>n
<br />twm ft'rtlll:ef"', Iwsll,ldes and hl'rblUde.,
<br />Best m,magen1L'nt PI'.llll(rS (5\11'.,1 1",1'
<br />m.lllJ.g1llf .lgTlculturaI Irngallllll ,If;:
<br />descnhrd III nUlTll-'wus d"I'UnlCnb
<br />(l'mm.>n B\IP., lllllude lmg.lu,lll .,.-hedul.
<br />Ill~, land kwhng. .md (<'lhanllnn tlll;lg,'
<br />Irng.lti,>n B\I!'s ~p.:llft, to C"I<)fado ;1~r1'
<br />culture Jre detJIlcd III (~L Llll-'pcr;ltlw
<br />btrmllln" Bullcun \.C\\.ITl.1\'atlahk at
<br />lmp:l/wwwu>lllst,lle eJulDertsl<,;,ollCropl
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<br />Irn~J.tl-'h C.lfI I-'nh"ll"(' ,m-f"rm \\;Her
<br />dh,wncy hy .,chcdullll~ Img.Hil'ns hJscd
<br />on soli m<llsturl-" ,md pbm r\'Jrl'tTanspl.
<br />1;.lI1,ln lET) rJ1CS Idcally, lmga(Ors "oould
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