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Well Mechanism.

Description: Patent for a well mechanism with an overhung vertical drive pulley which functions as a bearing and oil reservoir for improved lubrication of the bearings; also, improved pump construction and shaft support.
Date: July 18, 1911
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
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Landscape Irrigation Program: Implementation

Description: This report discusses the implementation of Texas House Bill 1656 which requires municipalities with a population of 20,000 or more to adopt landscape irrigation ordinances.
Date: January 2009
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Compliance Support Division.
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Machinery for Irrigating Purposes

Description: Patent for a machine that irrigates with a water wheel. The water wheel is connected to a float and a rod connected that is connected to a crank on the shaft of the wheel.
Date: September 25, 1888
Creator: Owen, Benajah Dotte
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Combined Protector and Irrigator For Plants

Description: Patent for a combined protector and irrigator that provides protection for the plant from insects and other animals, and provides proper watering from a reservoir. The contraption can be re-used and be accommodated for different size plants.
Date: October 30, 1917
Creator: Arnold, John P.
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Agricultural Water Conservation Grant Final Report

Description: Report on the Harlingen Irrigation District's improvements to the Texas Water Development Board's Agricultural Water Conservation program. The report includes project's location, a detailed project description, and several photographs of the project site.
Date: August 26, 2016
Creator: McLemore, Tom; Arendt, Johanna; Ford, Karen & Khan, Tabish
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Agricultural Water Conservation Demonstration Initiatives

Description: Information sheet describing discusses agricultural water conservation. The Agricultural Water Conservation Demonstration Initiative effects several major irrigated areas of the state with projects that: evaluate and demonstrate advanced irrigation techniques; advanced water conservation; and diversified farming systems.
Date: 200X
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
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Water Conservation Best Management Practices Guide

Description: A guide on the practices, techniques, programs, and technologies that will protect water resources, reduce the consumption of water, reduce the loss or waste of water, improve the efficiency in the use of water, and increase the recycling and reuse of water so that a water supply is made available for future or alternative uses.
Date: November 2004
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
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Irrigation Metering and Water Use Estimates: A Comparative Analysis, 1999-2007

Description: This report analyzes data on irrigation water use by crop type collected from 1999-2007 in the Panhandle, North Plain, Mesa, Hudspeth, Gateway, Rolling Plains, Coastal Bend, and High Plains groundwater conservation districts and the Lower Neches Valley Authority.
Date: July 2011
Creator: Texas Water Development Board
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Wrench for Rotary Well-Drills.

Description: Patent for a wrench designed to assist in working with rotary well drills. The wrench is adapted for unscrewing the coupling that attaches a drill point to a pipe section, as well as for detaching the pipe sections from one another. The advantage of the wrench is in allowing convenient detachment of the parts of a well drill quickly and efficiently.
Date: October 21, 1913
Creator: Lebus, George Franklin
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Irrigating Apparatus.

Description: Patent for new and useful improvements in irrigation apparatuses. The design includes "a system of surface irrigation comprising a main supply tank, a series of reservoirs, pipes connecting said tank and reservoirs" (lines 95-98). It is intended to allow for irrigating large and small plats of land simply and efficiently.
Date: October 12, 1920
Creator: French, Horatio Benjamin
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Lawn-Sprinkler.

Description: Patent for an inexpensive lawn sprinkler that serves the dual purpose of connecting to a hose to spread the water over a broad area and of holding a hose stationary to water a single area.
Date: December 11, 1917
Creator: Schneider, Gustav H.
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