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HOW MUCH UNDERGROUND WATER STORAGE CAPACITY DOES TEXAS HAVE? 1
Author(s) -
Brune Gunnar
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1970.tb00520.x
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , groundwater , environmental science , aquifer , water storage , evapotranspiration , hydrology (agriculture) , surface water , environmental engineering , engineering , geotechnical engineering , inlet , mechanical engineering , ecology , biology
Water imported into Texas under the Texas Water Plan must be stored in surface or underground reservoirs. Ground‐water levels are being drawn down heavily in many parts of Texas. This is causing a shift of much water from a surface‐ to a groundwater environment. The lowering water tables have resulted in a great reduction in wastage of water through evapotranspiration and spring and well flow. The methods used in estimating the quantities of underground storage capacity available in Texas are discussed. Some problems will be encountered in the use of dewatered underground storage capacity by artificial recharge. In spite of these problems, probably 60 to 70 percent of the dewatered storage capacity of Texas aquifers can be reused for groundwater storage. Most of this capacity is located where it can be used in conjunction with the Texas Water Plan.