Desalination and ASR in a Brackish Aquifer in Central Texas Brian A. Smith Ph.D., P.G. Brian B. Hunt, P.G. Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District Kent Butler Summit April 25, 2014 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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Desalination and ASR in a Brackish Aquifer in
Central TexasBrian A. Smith Ph.D., P.G.
Brian B. Hunt, P.G.Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation
District
Kent Butler Summit April 25, 2014
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Texas’ Water Problems
District Management Zones
Western Edwards
Eastern Edwards
Saline Edwards
Trinity Outcrop
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
No new historical Edwards permits-only conditional Edwards permits
District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
Historical permits for Trinity Aquifers
District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
Saline Edwards Aquifer can be used for extraction with limits
District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
Aquifer Storage and Recovery allowed for saline Edwards and Trinity Aquifers
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Saline Zone of the Edwards AquiferFresh-brackish
boundary is relatively stable (Lambert et al., 2010)
Desalination- yields likely to be high (Pabalan et al., 2003).
Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) generally is effective in brackish aquifers
Smith et al., in review
Acknowledgments1880s
1980s
R.T. Hill
Chock Raymond
Kent
Thank You!
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