Thanks to a loan from the Department of Special Collections of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries, publications showcasing recent research on efficient water resource management are available from Digital Scholarship @ UNLV.
Using limited water resources wisely is of particular importance in the Intermountain West; these publications describe best practices and the impacts of human population growth on water resources in this geographic region.
Submissions from 2009
Increasing water efficiency in California’s commercial, industrial, and institutional (CII) sector, Ronnie Cohen, Kristina Ortez, and Crossley Pinkstaff
EPA’s role in promoting water efficiency, Mary Ann Dickinson
Submissions from 2008
Transforming water: Water efficiency as stimulus and long‐term investment, David Mitchell, Janice Beecher, Thomas Chesnutt, and David Pekelney
Urban drought guidebook 2008 updated edition, State of California
Submissions from 2007
Land cover types of the Las Vegas Wash, Nevada, Seth A. Shanahan, Dave Silverman, and Art Ehrenberg
Submissions from 2005
Water element of the Las Vegas 2020 master plan, City of Las Vegas, Nevada
Submissions from 2003
Integrated weed management plan for the lower Las Vegas Wash, Elizabeth Bickmore
Submissions from 2002
Comparison of water quality, zooplankton density, and cover in razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus [Abbott]) spawning areas of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave, Michael E. Golden, Paul B. Holden, and Southern Nevada Water Authority
Submissions from 1999
Arizona source water assessment plan final draft, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality
Source Water Assessment Plan, Water Quality Division
Submissions from 1998
Interagency Lake Mead and Las Vegas Wash monitoring program: Standard operating procedures manual, Bureau of Reclamation; City of Henderson Water Reclamation Facility; City of Las Vegas Water Pollution Control Facility; Clark County Sanitation District, Nevada; and Southern Nevada Water Authority
Submissions from 1997
Estimation of groundwater velocities from Yucca Flat to the Amargosa Desert using geochemistry and environmental isotopes, Ronald L. Hershey and Steve Y. Acheampong
Artificial recharge in the Las Vegas Valley: An Operational history, Michael Johnson, Erin Cole, Kay Brothers, and Las Vegas Valley Water District
The Influence of the wastewater drainage from the Las Vegas Valley on the Limnology of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, James F. LaBounty, Michael J. Horn, and Bureau of Reclamation
Las Vegas Wash water quality monitoring program: 1996 Report of findings, Richard A. Roline, James J. Sartoris, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, and U.S. Geological Survey
The Migration of arsenic and lead in surface sediments at Three Kids Mine Henderson, Nevada, Douglas Brian Sims
Submissions from 1996
Report of significant findings--Las Vegas Bay/Boulder Basin investigations, James F. LaBounty, Michael Horn, and Bureau of Reclamation
Synthetic organic compounds: Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead, National Water Quality Assessment Program (NAWQA): Nevada Basin and Range
Submissions from 1995
Nutrient limitation in a southwestern desert reservoir: Eutrophication of Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, Nevada, Davine M. Lieberman
Submissions from 1994
Baseline water quality data inventory and analysis: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, volume II of II, National Park Service
Baseline water quality data inventory and analysis: Lake Mead National Recreation Area, volume I of II, National Park Service
Identification of tire leachate toxicants and a risk assessment of water quality effects using tire reefs in canals, S. M. Nelson, G. Mueller, D. C. Hemphill, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Study of existing information concerning water quality within Lake Mead, Vicki Scharnhorst and Southern Nevada Water Authority
Submissions from 1992
Southern Nevada effluent wetlands: A Proposed cooperative venture between the Bureau of Reclamation & City of Las Vegas, Bureau of Reclamation
The Impact of a water-imposed interruption of growth in the Las Vegas region, William T. White, Thomas M. Carroll, and R. Keith Schwer
Submissions from 1991
Littoral and limnetic zooplankton communities in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, USA, Patrick J. Sollberger and Larry J. Paulson
Submissions from 1990
Effects of ambient Lake Mohave temperatures on development, oxygen consumption, and hatching success of the razorback sucker, Michael A. Bozek, Larry J. Paulson, and Gene R. Wilde
Enhancement and monitoring of the Procambarus clarkii population in Lake Mead, Mikell Beth Hager
Lake Mead nutrient enhancement project, Peter D. Vaux, Larry J. Paulson, Nevada Department of Wildlife, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Submissions from 1989
Introduction and enhancement of vegetative cover at Lake Mead, Jennifer S. Haley, Lisa K. Croft, Suzanne E. Leavitt, and Larry J. Paulson
Red swamp crayfish ecology in Lake Mead, Suzanne E. Leavitt, Jennifer Stephens Haley, Mikell Hager, Donald H. Baepler, and Nevada Department of Wildlife
Limnological monitoring data for Lake Mead during 1988, Suzanne E. Leavitt, Larry J. Paulson, and State of Nevada: Division of Environmental Protection
Temporal and spatial patterns of abundance of age 0 threadfin shad (dorosoma petenense) in Overton Arm, Lake Mead, William Lee Pelle
Total maximum daily loads and waste load allocations for Las Vegas Bay: Rationale and calulations, State of Nevada: Division of Environmental Protection
Temporal and spatial variation in pelagic fish abundance in Lake Mead determined from echograms, Gene R. Wilde and Larry J. Paulson
Submissions from 1988
Fish aid: The Lake Mead fertilization project, Richard Axler, Larry Paulson, Peter Vaux, Patrick Sollberger, and Donald H. Baepler
Environmental assessment of Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead artificial wetlands demonstration project, John R. Baker, R. M. Gersberg, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
River discharge study, Laughlin, Nevada: Colorado River model and diffusion study, B. Dennis Hugh; David L. Stringfield; Jill C. Bicknell; Robert A. Ryder; and Clark County Sanitation District, Nevada
Characterization of the aquatic environment in Lake Mead near the proposed Spring Canyon pumped-storage project, and assessment of potential aquatic impacts, Charles R. Liston, Stephen J. Grabowski, and Bureau of Reclamation
Limnological monitoring data for Lake Mead during 1987: Technical report no. 20, Larry J. Paulson
Changes in the morphometry of Las Vegas Wash and the impact on water quality, Richard A. Roline, James J. Sartoris, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1987
Physical data, Anon.
Lake Mead prefertilization study: Preliminary nutrient enhancement studies in Lake Mead, Richard P. Axler, Larry J. Paulson, Patrick J. Sollberger, Donald H. Baepler, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Estimation of food limitation in Daphnia Pulex from Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, Thomas Mark Bartanen
Analysis of the water-quality standards proposed by the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, City of Las Vegas, Nevada
Thermal tolerances and preferences of fishes of the Virgin River system (Utah, Arizona, Nevada), James E. Deacon, Paul B. Schumann, and Edward L. Stuenkel
Raw Nutrient Data, LeAnna Gail
Lake Mead cover enhancement project, Jennifer Stevens Haley, Suzanne Leavitt, Larry Paulson, and Donald H. Baepler
River discharge study, Laughlin, Nevada: Field survey data, 1987, B. Dennis Hugh; David L. Stringfield; Jill C. Bicknell; Robert A. Ryder; and Clark County Sanitation District, Nevada
Benthic invertebrates and crayfish of Lake Mead, Susan K. Peck, William L. Pratt, James E. Pollard, Larry J. Paulson, and Donald H. Baepler
Comparison of littoral and limnetic zooplankton communities of Lake Mead, Patrick Joseph Sollberger
Appendices to analysis of the water-quality standards proposed by Nevada Division of Environmental Protection, State of Nevada: Division of Environmental Protection
Las Vegas Wash and Lake Mead proposed water quality standards: Revisions and rationale, State of Nevada: Division of Environmental Protection
Calculated current velocity data, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1984
Factors affecting reproductive success of bonytail chubs and razorback suckers in Lake Mohave, Michael A. Bozek; Larry J. Paulson; James E. Deacon; and U.S. Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service
The Role of nannoplankton in the phytoplankton dynamics of four Colorado River reservoirs (Lakes Powell, Mead, Mohave, and Havasu), Jeffrey John Janik
Investigations and research in Nevada by the Water Resources Division, U. S. Geological Survey, 1982-83, Terry Katzer, Otto Moosburner, and William D. Nichols
Las Vegas Wash multispectral scanner survey, T. H. Mace, M. V. Olsen, and Environmental Protection Agency
A Proposal to fertilize the Overton Arm and Gregg Basin areas of Lake Mead, Larry J. Paulson
Benthic diatom community dynamics in the Colorado River: Interactive effects of periodic dessication and current regime, Christopher Gerard Peterson
Las Vegas Wash advanced water quality study: Final report, Richard A. Roline, James J. Sartoris, and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Seasonal and spatial heterogeneity in the limnetic zooplankton community of Lake Mead, Gene Robert Wilde
Submissions from 1983
The Effects of limited food availability on the striped bass fishery in Lake Mead, John R. Baker and Larry J. Paulson
The influence of Lake Powell on the suspended sediment-phosphorus dynamics of the Colorado River inflow to Lake Mead, T. D. Evans and Larry J. Paulson
Water quality trends in the Las Vegas Wash wetlands, F. A. Morris and L. J. Paulson
Scientific perspectives on integrated aquatic resources management of the Colorado River, Larry J. Paulson
Use of hydroelectric dams to control evaporation and salinity in the Colorado River system, Larry J. Paulson
The Effects of impoundments on salinity in the Colorado River, Larry J. Paulson and John R. Baker
Historical patterns of phytoplankton productivity in Lake Mead, Richard T. Prentki and Larry J. Paulson
Submissions from 1982
Development, verification and use of methods to model chemical and thermal processes for Lakes Mead and Powell, John Eric Edinger, Edward M. Buchak, Joseph S. Norton, and Bureau of Reclamation
An Ecological analysis of relic diatoms in sediments of Las Vegas Bay, Lake Mead, David Ross Hetzel
Effects of wastewater discharges on periphyton growth in Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, Marsha Korb Morris
Submissions from 1981
Diagenesis of organic matter in Las Vegas Bay and Bonelli Bay, Lake Mead, James W. Murray, Carolyn J. Jones, Kathy Kuivila, and Jeff Sawlan
Chemical and biological structure of Lake Mead sediments, Richard T. Prentki, Larry J. Paulson, and John R. Baker
Submissions from 1980
Influence of Las Vegas Wash density current on nutrient availability and phytoplankton growth in Lake Mead, John R. Baker and Larry J. Paulson
A Guide to the threatened and endangered vascular plants of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, James S. Holland, Wesley E. Niles, Charles L. Douglas, and Dennis R. Schramm
Methods for biological, chemical, and physical analyses in reservoirs, Penelope E. Kellar, Sherell A. Paulson, and Larry J. Paulson
Nutrient interactions among reservoirs on the Colorado River, Larry J. Paulson and John R. Baker
The Limnological status of Lake Mead and Lake Mohave under present and future powerplant operations of Hoover Dam, Larry J. Paulson, John R. Baker, James E. Deacon, and U.S. Water and Power Resources Service
Evaluation of impacts associated with reregulation of water levels in Lake Mohave, Larry J. Paulson, John R. Baker, and U.S. Water and Power Resources Service
Evaluation of possible temperature fluctuations from proposed power modifications at Hoover Dam, Larry J. Paulson, John R. Baker, and U.S. Water and Power Resources Service
Influence of dredging and high discharge on the ecology of Black Canyon, Larry J. Paulson, Theron G. Miller, John R. Baker, and U.S. Water and Power Resources Service
Submissions from 1979
Lake Mead and Lake Powell salinity reports, Cathy Lee and Steve Gazafy
Potential use of hydroelectric facilities for manipulating the fertility of Lake Mead, Larry J. Paulson, John R. Baker, and James E. Deacon
Submissions from 1977
Limnological aspects of Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona, John R. Baker, James E. Deacon, Thomas A. Burke, Samuel S. Egdorf, Larry J. Paulson, Richard W. Tew, and Bureau of Reclamation
The Limnetic zooplankton community of Boulder Basin, Lake Mead in relation to the metalimnetic oxygen minimum, Thomas A. Burke
Final report: Lake Mead monitoring program, James E. Deacon
Biota of Lake Mead: Annotated checklist and bibliography, Wesley E. Niles, Charles L. Douglas, and National Park Service
Final environmental statement, Southern Nevada Water Project, second stage, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Submissions from 1976
Biological inventory of the Southern Nevada Water Project, second stage, W. Glen Bradley and J. Scott Miller
Final report - Lake Mead monitoring program, James E. Deacon
The Nature and distribution of enteric bacteria in Las Vegas Bay, Samuel S. Egdorf
A Review of the limnology of and water quality standards for Lake Mead, Charles R. Goldman
Report on wastewater disposal to Board of County Commissioners, Clark County Nevada, Clair N. Sawyer
Distribution of stream pollution in lake water, Richard W. Tew, Samuel S. Egdorf, and James E. Deacon
Submissions from 1975
Seasonal and spatial variation in primary productivity in Boulder Basin, Lake Mead, Clark County, Nevada, Isamu Aoki
Biological inventory in conjunction with the Las Vegas Wash Unit, Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act Title II (P.L. 93-320), W. Glen Bradley and J. Scott Miller
Socioeconomic impacts of the second stage of the Southern Nevada Water Project and its alternatives, William T. White, Bernard Malamud, and John E. Nixon