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  1. www.usda.gov › media › blogTreated Wastewater May Be the Irrigation Wave of the Future

    Jul 21, 2020 · According to USDA’s Economic Research Service, agriculture accounts for more than 80% of the nation's water consumption. With the need to feed a growing population, scientists from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are looking for ways to safely expand agriculture’s supply of usable water.

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  2. www.nature.com › articles › s41598/021/96243-5Agricultural impacts of sustainable water use in the United ...

    Sep 9, 2021 · The effects of restricting accessible water and nonrenewable groundwater pumping have significant impacts in several river basins around the U.S. as nearly 1000 billion m 3 of nonrenewable ...

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  3. www.ars.usda.gov › research › annual-report-onOptimizing Agricultural Water Use and Management - USDA ARS

    The ARS Watershed and Water Availability research program develops solutions that improve water management for efficient agricultural production. In the United States, irrigated agriculture produces 49 percent of U.S. crop market value on 18 percent of cropped lands.

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  5. www.weforum.org › agenda › 2022The US must urgently rethink how it uses wastewater

    Apr 13, 2022 · Water reuse, a method of recycling treated wastewater for use in agriculture and landscape irrigation, can sustainably reduce the US’ outsized water footprint — and it can even be used to brew beer.

  6. www.usda.gov › media › press-releasesUSDA Invests $281 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater ...

    May 27, 2020 · USDA Invests $281 Million in Rural Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements in 36 States and Puerto Rico. Projects will Improve Water Infrastructure, Public Health and Environmental Quality for 350,000 Rural Residents and Businesses.

  7. www.ers.usda.gov › publications › pub-detailsUSDA ERS - Trends in U.S. Irrigated Agriculture: Increasing ...

    Dec 28, 2021 · Trends in U.S. Irrigated Agriculture: Increasing Resilience Under Water Supply Scarcity. by R. Aaron Hrozencik and Marcel Aillery. Irrigated agriculture is a critically important component of the U.S. farm economy. Irrigated production expanded significantly over the last century, as public reclamation policy and technological innovations ...

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  9. www.usda.gov › media › press-releasesBiden-Harris Administration Invests $307 Million in Rural ...

    Jul 7, 2021 · OHKAY OWINGEH, N.M., July 7, 2021 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $307 million to modernize rural drinking water and wastewater infrastructure in 34 states and Puerto Rico (PDF, 224 KB).