Measuring the Fiscal Capacity and Effort of State and Local Areas (open access)

Measuring the Fiscal Capacity and Effort of State and Local Areas

The ACIR Library is composed of publications that study the interactions between different levels of government. This document addresses the fiscal capacity and effort of state and local areas.
Date: March 1971
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
State-Local Revenue Systems and Educational Finance (open access)

State-Local Revenue Systems and Educational Finance

Research report prepared for the President's Commission on School Finance outlining various ways that funding is allocated for schools and possible areas of reform, organized in four major chapters: [1] State-Local Revenue Systems and Educational Finance, [2] The Present State-Local Revenue System, [3] Achieving a Heavy-Duty State-Local Revenue System, and [4] A High Quality State-Local Revenue System -- The Prospects for Adoption. It also includes several appendices with supplementary information.
Date: December 30, 1971
Creator: United States. Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development Report Number 9: V.T.E. Process Development, Freeport Test Facility, Freeport, Texas (open access)

Development Report Number 9: V.T.E. Process Development, Freeport Test Facility, Freeport, Texas

Report presenting accounts of testing saline water conversion and the economics thereof. This report covers the fifteenth and sixteenth Development Runs, which evaluated the following: the performance of the plant's double-fluted tube bundle and titanium tube bundle; the condensate handling-restrictions in the 5 effect module; a sump to sump brine transfer system modification; porcelain spray nozzles; enhanced surface tubes; and an oxygen scavenging system.
Date: October 1971
Creator: Campbell, Keith S. & Williams, Donald L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation of the Multi-Effect Multi-Stage Flash Distillation Plant (Clair Engle), Fourth Report (Semi-Annual), San Diego, California (open access)

Operation of the Multi-Effect Multi-Stage Flash Distillation Plant (Clair Engle), Fourth Report (Semi-Annual), San Diego, California

From Summary, Conclusions, and Recommendations: "The operation and development programs carried out in the CEP, E-1A and LMC plant during the period July 1, 1970 to December 31, 1970 are described in this report. Data was developed on several development tasks as follows. A summary is presented of material evaluation studies made over the past three and a half years. Data on the experiences with coatings, mortar linings, elastomers, and nonferrous and ferrous metals are included. Details are presented of coatings and linings installed in the CEP II Effect including methods of surface preparation and costs."
Date: April 1971
Creator: Catalytic, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation of the Multi-Effect Multi-Stage Flash Distillation Plant (Clair Engle), Third Report (Annual), San Diego, California (open access)

Operation of the Multi-Effect Multi-Stage Flash Distillation Plant (Clair Engle), Third Report (Annual), San Diego, California

From Introduction: "This report covers the activities by Catalytic, Inc., during the contract period from June 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970, a thirteen month period."
Date: April 1971
Creator: Catalytic, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Second Annual Report: Operation of the Muti-Stage Flash Distillation Plant, San Diego, California (open access)

Second Annual Report: Operation of the Muti-Stage Flash Distillation Plant, San Diego, California

From Introduction: "The Office of Saline Water (OSW) maintains the MSF Module at the San Diego Test Facility, Chula Vista, California, for the purpose of further advancing and developing the state of art of the multistage flash distillation process and thereby reduce the cost of seawater conversion. The MSF Module has been built and operated to obtain engineering design and operating data to serve as a basis for: a. Future process development. b. Improved full scale plant design. Improved full scale plant operating conditions."
Date: March 1971
Creator: Catalytic Construction Company
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comparison Study of a 2.5 MGD VTE Upflow Versus Downflow (open access)

Comparison Study of a 2.5 MGD VTE Upflow Versus Downflow

Report comparing "the capital and operating costs of an upflow and downflow plant" (p. 2). Cost saving recommendations are made.
Date: February 1971
Creator: Marwede, M. & Schroeder, P. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Roswell Test Bed Plant Reports (1963-1968) (open access)

Summary of Roswell Test Bed Plant Reports (1963-1968)

From Summary: "This report summarizes the analyses of the operating data for the period 1963-1969 for the Test Bed Plant and the Auxiliary Test Unit (ATU) located at Roswell, New Mexico."
Date: September 1971
Creator: Phillips Scientific Corporation
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Third Report on Horizontal-Tube Multiple-Effect Process Pilot Plant Tests (open access)

Third Report on Horizontal-Tube Multiple-Effect Process Pilot Plant Tests

From Summary: "This report describes the continuing work on HTME distillation plants, the first portions of which were reported in References 1 and 2. A major purpose in the testing of the three-effect pilot plant was to demonstrate mutiple-effect operability of the the horizontal tube method, when utilizing basically the same construction methods and materials as those proposed for commercial HTME plants."
Date: October 1971
Creator: Matta, G. A.; Karpf, J. Z.; Pascale, A. S. & Cardello, J. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis and Summary of Reports and Data From the Freeport, Texas, Test Bed Plant (1961-1969) (open access)

Analysis and Summary of Reports and Data From the Freeport, Texas, Test Bed Plant (1961-1969)

Report issued by the Office of Saline over a summary of all work conducted at the Freeport, Texas test bed plant. The work done at the plant between 1961 and 1969 is presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: December 1971
Creator: Shroff, G. H.; Watson, I. C. & Cross, R. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Transport-Depletion Desalination Pilot Plant (open access)

Transport-Depletion Desalination Pilot Plant

From Summary: "The transport-depletion data obtained by the Southern Research Institute and by the Bureau of Reclamation at Denver, Colorado and at Webster, South Dakota, was reviewed. This data review made it possible to develop a design methodology for the pilot plant, and to identify the additional data required to adequately predict the performance of a transport-depletion stack."
Date: April 1971
Creator: Redman, Ralph
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Bedford Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Yt Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sand Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Figure Seven Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Five Wells Ranch Southeast Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Five Wells Ranch Southwest Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Lazy X Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Whalen Lake Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Frankel City Southwest Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Five Wells Ranch Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Five Wells Ranch Northwest Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Florey Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Shafter Lake Quadrangle

Topographic map of a portion of Texas from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) project. The map includes towns, historic or notable sites, bodies of water, and other geologic features. Scale 1:24,000
Date: 1971
Creator: Geological Survey (U.S.)
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History