Agreement Number
NR21-13G014
Awardee Name
Louisiana State University
Grant Type
Classic
Awardee State/Territory
Louisiana
Involved States/territories
Louisiana
Award Year
2020
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$595,172.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Wetlands
Resource Concern (Broad)
Soil
Water
Resource Concern (Specific)
Pesticides transported to surface water
Pesticides transported to ground water
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients
Nonpoint phosphorus surface loss; phosphorus
Soil salinization
Soil Health
Salts transported to surface water
Salts transported to groundwater
Salt losses to water
Ponding and flooding
Nonpoint phosphorus leaching loss; phosphorus
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Contaminants (heavy metals, organic chemicals, etc.)
Field pesticide loss
Nonpoint nitrogen surface loss; nitrogen
Nonpoint nitrogen leaching loss; nitrogen
nitrogen or phosphorus issues
Inefficient irrigation water use
Storage and handling of pollutants
Water Quality
Water Quantity
Conservation Practice(s)
Diversion
Irrigation and Drainage Tailwater Recovery
Salinity and Sodic Soil Management
Sediment Basin
Structure for Water Control
Water and Sediment Control Basin
Wetland Enhancement
Project Background
The project will focus on recycling tailwater using agricultural return-flows to develop irrigation strategy by either combining tailwater and ground water or using tailwater alone, depending on specific salinity and suspended solid levels, for crop production.
Project Scale
Whole Farm
Awardee Technical Contact Name
Changyoon Jeong