5.  Water Resource Management

Taking a water sample

Irrigation water quality:

• Laboratory measurements

• Interpreting laboratory results

• Agronomic guidelines

ServiTech agronomic irrigation interpretations

Understanding and Interpreting Your Drinking Water Suitability Report (basic information)

Troubleshooting guide (what to test for)

Taking a water sample

More information about:

• Coliform bacteria

• Nitrate

• Sulfate & hydrogen sulfide

• Iron & manganese

• Hardness

If I have a problem, what can I do? (flowchart)

Shock chlorination to treat bacterial infestations

• ServiTech: Shock chlorination

• Kansas State: Shock chlorination

• Univ. of Georgia: Disinfecting Your Water Well

• Virginia Tech: Disinfecting Household Water Supply Systems

Livestock water quality:

• General ratings

• Cattle: beef & dairy

• Swine, poultry, horses, sheep

Daily water consumption for livestock

Taking a water sample

Surveys of results from samples submitted to ServiTech for analysis of irrigation water quality. State results are grouped by National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) reporting districts.

• Colorado

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Oklahoma

• Texas Plains

• Texas East

Surveys of results from surface water and ground water samples submitted to ServiTech for analysis of livestock drinking water quality. State results are grouped by National Agricultural Statistics Service (USDA-NASS) reporting districts.

• Colorado

• Idaho

• Iowa

• Kansas

• Minnesota

• Montana

• Nebraska

• New Mexico

• North Dakota

• Oklahoma

• South Dakota

• Texas, East

• Texas Plains

• Washington

• Wyoming

Adding ammonium sulfate (AMS) to spray water

Water quality for herbicide application

(under construction)