AGSM 105 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS

AGSM 105 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS!!
1. Surface Water

a. Lakes (reservoirs), streams, rivers, pond

b. Owned by state of Texas

i. first in time, first in right

ii. Dow Chemical Largest Surface Water Right Holder in Texas

2. Groundwater

a. Aquifers

i. Potable

ii. Brackish

b. how many Major aquifers are in texas

9

c. Ogalla Aquifer

i. the biggest

ii. used for agricultural irrigation

d. Owned by Property Owners (not the state of Texas)

i. Rule of Capture

ii. Law of Biggest Pump

iii. Water rights can be sold just like mineral rights (oil & gas)

, 3. Texas Water Challenges

a. Reduced water supply

b. Population rise

c. Land conversion and fragmentation

d. Aging Infrastructure and workforce

e. Drought and flooding

f. Private property infringement

g. Water resources distant from population centers

4. The Hydro-illogic Cycle

rain, apathy, drought, awareness, concern, panic

5. Interbasin Transfer

a. Surface water to city - Heart's Bluff

b. Groundwater to city - Vista Ridge

1. What is an Acre-Foot

A unit of water volume used in theU.S. to reference large-scale water resources such as

reservoirs, agricultural irrigation, and surface water permit allotment.

2. Texas Water Supply

a. Surface water 43%

i. 47% municipal use



b. Groundwater 53%