This volume is a record of the proceedings and papers presented at the National Conference on Managing Irrigated Agriculture to Improve Water Quality, which was held on May 16-18, 1972. The theme of the meeting was a broad-based examination of the whole spectrum of water quality problems from irrigated agriculture and possible mitigation measures. Disciplines represented included economics, engineering, law, sociology, and others encompassing the whole spectrum of resources and water planning management. The broad subject areas covered included: descriptions and various consequences of the irrigation-water quality problem; proposed solutions to the problem, including structural, management, and other technical solutions; and the problem in relation to sociological and economic concerns of people involved.