1a.Objectives (from AD-416)
Initiate cooperative research designed to improve irrigation methods, drainage and water management, as well as revegetate watersheds, reduce erosion and sedimentation in reservoirs and channels, and increase recharge to aquifers.

1b.Approach (from AD-416)
The program will be implemented in a phased approach focused on (1) environmental survey and needs assessment, (2) technology/information transfer, (3) assisting Pakistani cooperators to tailor ARS technologies to local circumstances. Phase one will include an ARS mission to Pakistan to consult with Pakistani cooperators at the Pakistani Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR) and conduct a preliminary assessment of conditions in a minimum of four locations. Phase two will include a mission where six Pakistani scientists identified through the PCRWR and approved by ARS will travel to US facilities to work for approximately 3 months to learn specific water resource technologies and models identified in phase one. Pakistani scientists will then adapt these technologies and models to Pakistani conditions and share collected data.

3.Progress Report
This joint project between the Pakistan Council for Research in Water Resource (PCRWR) and ARS, funded through an interagency agreement with the U.S. State Department sought to provide an integrated, holistic approach to soil and water resource management by improving the efficiency of existing water supplies (i.e., improved irrigation management), creating an opportunity to reuse drainage water or use lesser quality water on economically valuable crops and/or forages (i.e., salinity and trace element management), and giving users a tool to evaluate risk and make informed decisions about changes in their water management practices (i.e., SWAT).

In FY 2007, a representative from Texas A & M University and ARS traveled to Islamabad, Pakistan to conduct workshop and seminars related watershed and water quality modeling for the PCRWR and University of Faisalabad.