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Page 140
... salinity and 90 percent by waterlogging , " writes John Waterbury . " A USAID mission reported in 1976 that 4.2 ... salinity and wa- terlogging in the Euphrates Valley alone already amount to $ 300 million . In Iran , 15 percent of the ...
... salinity and 90 percent by waterlogging , " writes John Waterbury . " A USAID mission reported in 1976 that 4.2 ... salinity and wa- terlogging in the Euphrates Valley alone already amount to $ 300 million . In Iran , 15 percent of the ...
Page 141
... Salinity Laboratory , considers that 25 to 35 percent of the coun- try's irrigated land suffers from salinity - and that the problem is getting worse . " Today , about 400,000 acres of irrigated farmland in the San Joaquin Valley are ...
... Salinity Laboratory , considers that 25 to 35 percent of the coun- try's irrigated land suffers from salinity - and that the problem is getting worse . " Today , about 400,000 acres of irrigated farmland in the San Joaquin Valley are ...
Page 157
... salinity levels of waters entering Mexico . To that end , a massive desalinization plant is being built at Yuma , Arizona , on the Mexican border . The plant is designed to treat 107,000 acre - feet of water ( with an average salinity ...
... salinity levels of waters entering Mexico . To that end , a massive desalinization plant is being built at Yuma , Arizona , on the Mexican border . The plant is designed to treat 107,000 acre - feet of water ( with an average salinity ...
Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The Problems of Resettlement | 17 |
Management and MaintenancePerennial Problems | 163 |
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