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One Water: Managing Water Quantity and Quality in a Dynamic World Fouad H. Jaber, PhD, PE Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Biological and Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Dallas Research and Extension
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Biological and Agricultural Engineering Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Dallas Research and Extension Center
1988: Joined FAFS (BS in Agriculture) 1992: graduated with focus in irrigation 1995: graduated with an MS in irrigation; Thesis:
New irrigation scheme planning and design strategies for the Awali-Zahrani area
1995: Dar al-Handassah (Shair): Water supply plan
for south Lebanon
1997: Joined PhD program at Purdue University 2001: graduated from the Agricultural and
Biological Engineering Department Dissertation: Stability and accuracy of kinematic wave overland flow modeling
2001-2007: Post doctoral research
Applied and modeling work addressing the
2007-present: Faculty representing the
Learned the ropes as an instructor at
Taught hydrology and surveying for 5
At A&M, as an extension faculty, I have
Frequent guest lecturer in classroom at UT
Topics include green infrastructure;
Understanding of the complete picture the
Collect data Develop research-informed strategies Integrate new knowledge in academic
Develop a successful two-way system to
Impacts due to
I m pact to aquatic
habitat: Degradation of habitat structure, loss of pool-riffle structure, reduction in base flow, increased stream temperature, and decline in abundance and biodiversity.
Fish kill at Lake Granbury.
Rain garden-
Porous pavements Green roofs Rainwater harvesting
“We Bring Engineering to Life”
Porous pavement is a permeable
it temporarily stores surface runoff before
provides water quality treatment often appears as traditional asphalt or concrete
could also allow for grass growth
Paver blocks Porous asphalt Porous concrete Turf Paver Expanded shale mix
Event Rainfal l C H H reductio n S S reductio n SD SD Reductio n Date
inches gals gals % gals % gals %
05/09/14
1.44 18.5 9 0.51 0.07 1.00 1.12 0.94
05/12/14
1.04 10 0.47 0.95 2 0.80 3.12 0.69
06/09/14
0.73 6 0.5 0.92 0.13 0.98 0.05 0.99
07/03/14
0.82 5 3.4 0.32 0.17 0.97 0.17 0.97
07/17/14
0.89 6.7 1.47 0.78 0.1 0.99 2 0.70
07/31/14
1.01 7.7 6.1 0.21 0.24 0.97 1.18 0.85
08/06/14
0.56 2.7 1.00 1.00 0.29 0.89
08/17/14
0.83 4.7 1.18 0.75 1.00 0.29 0.94
10/06/14
1.37 15.8 5.54 0.65 2.47 0.84 4.1 0.74
10/13/14
1.54 22 11.9 0.46 8.7 0.60 9.3 0.58
10/13/14
1.54 22 11.9 0.46 8.7 0.60 9.3 0.58
11/05/14
1.13 9.02 0.17 0.98 0.35 0.96 0.29 0.97
11/23/14
0.51 2.5 1.00 1.00 1.00
12/23/14
0.53 3.89 0.59 0.85 0.35 0.91 1.00
01/12/15
0.63 4.5 0.66 0.85 2.4 0.47 0.94 0.79
01/23/15
1.17 7.58 3.56 0.53 3.63 0.52 3.28 0.57
02/02/15
0.72 35.7 25 0.30 1.12 0.97 1.00
02/25/15
2.22 15.58 8.63 0.45 1.36 0.91 5.66 0.64
03/06/15
1.1 2.36 1.00 1.35 0.43 0.17 0.93
Total Volum e Reduction from C 6 5 .3 9 % 7 6 .0 5 % 7 5 .3 3 %
FAO funded project Three manuals on
Strategic plan for
Two built demonstrations
Due to erosion and its effects, historically
Dimension Pattern Profile
Dimension Pattern Profile
Control Section
1.0E-01 1.0E+ 00 1.0E+ 01 1.0E+ 02 1.0E+ 03 1.0E+ 04 1.0E+ 05 Raw CR-F M-F C-F UF UV RO
Total Coliform Rem oval ( CFUs/ m l)
Series1 Series2 Series3 Series4 Series5 Series6
38
R² = 0.9054 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 0.000 0.100 0.200 0.300 0.400 0.500 0.600 0.700 0.800 0.900
Sim ulated condensate data( l)
Observed condesate data( l)
I LAN-ACON ( PNN)
It is necessary to approach water the water cycle
Such approach requires field data, modeling and
Research-based strategies developed need to
Findings need to be integrated in academic