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Irrigated Agricultural Impacts on Water Quantity in Humid Regions
Author(s) -
John Doe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
csa news
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2325-3584
pISSN - 1529-9163
DOI - 10.2134/csa2017.62.1104
Subject(s) - citation , agriculture , computer science , agricultural economics , agricultural science , library science , geography , environmental science , economics , archaeology
Groundwater irrigation is rapidly increasing throughout humid landscapes underlain by coarse-grained aquifers in Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Michigan. Because surface waters are primarily groundwater-fed in these regions, pumping for irrigation depletes lakes, streams, and wetlands. Policymakers, growers, and regulators require better field estimates of water use from irrigated agroecosystems to manage water and predict future impacts.