SWAT team makes big splash

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has inaugurated a new publication series — invited papers only —  with a 40-page paper co-authored by Dr. Manuel Reyes of the SAES. The ASABE’s Soil and Water Quality Division established the series. Lead author Philip Gassman of Iowa State’s Center for Agriculture and Rural Development was joined on the writing team for “The Soil and Water Assessment Tool: Developmental History, Applications, and Future Research Directions” by Reyes, and Colleen Green and Jeffrey Arnold of the USDA's Grassland, Soil and Water Research Laboratory in Texas. The paper chronicles the development of the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). SWAT is a computer modeling tool, developed by USDA that is used to project the impact of land use on soil and water quality.  SWAT has also become part of the Environmental Protection Agency’s software package for evaluating watershed pollution, and international acceptance.  Reyes is one of the co-leaders for an International SWAT conference that will take place in Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2009.

Posted September 5, 2007 04:11 PM

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