Hydrology and Water Supply for Pond Aquaculture

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• Amount of Water Use.- Sources of Water.- Ponds.- Alternatives to Ponds.- Water Supply Development.- Environmental Impacts.- I: Hydrology Morphometry asnd Soils.- 1 Physical Properties of Water and Water Cycle.- 2 Rainfall.- 3 Evaporation.- 4 Runoff.- 5 Water Requirements for Aquacultural Ponds.- 6 Water Conservation.- 7 Morphometric and Edaphic Factors Affecting Pond Design.- II: Design Of Water Supply and Pond Systems.- 8 Open-Channel Flows.- 9 Pipe Flows.- 10 Water Measurement.- 11 Pumps and Pumping.- 12 Ground Water and Wells.- 13 Pond Design and Construction.- 14 Pond Effluents.- Appendix A Conversion Tables.- Appendix B Determining Friction Head Losses due to Pipe and Pipe Fittings.- References.