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Atmospheric-Surface-Groundwater Relationships

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01423987b Digital Hydrologic Framework

01345676B Temporal Variability of Diffuse Groundwater Recharge in New Mexico

01423951 Analysis of Relationships Between Lightning, Precipitation and Runoff

01423936A Conference - The Rio Grande Basin: Global Climate Change Scenarios

01345613 NMSU - Well Monitoring Project

01423631B Field and Model Study of an Ephemeral Stream Aquifer System with a Clogging Layer

01423930 Preferential Flow Effects on Chemical Transport and Retardation in Soils

01423621C A Field Study for Model Validation of Multi-Dimensional Flow and Transport in the Vadose Zone

01423698A Developing Parameter Values to Determine the Hydrologic Properties of Southwestern Soils

01345669B Field Analysis of the Role of Three-Dimensional Moisture Flow in Ground-Water Recharge and Evapotranspiration

01345644 Stable Isotope Investigation of Vapour Transport During Groundwater Recharge in New Mexico

01423660B Analysis of Water Movement on a Sandy Hill Slope

01423658 Field Study of Ephemeral Stream Infiltration and Recharge

01423638A Quantification of Groundwater Recharge Rates in New Mexico Using Bomb 36-Cl as a Soil-Water Tracer

01345628B Stream Aquifer Interaction: Influence of Variably Saturated Subsurface Flow

01345679 Field Study of Natural Groundwater Recharge in Semi-Arid Lowlands

01423672 A Pilot Study of Simulated Rainfall - Runoff Processes Under Different Land Treatments on Volcanic Soils

01345645 Numerical Simulation of Lower Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico

01423628 Runoff Model for Watersheds of Nonhomogeneous Hydrologic Characteristics

01345658 Environmental Modeling of Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Rivers, Phase II Field Evaluations

01345674A In Situ Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity in the Vadose Zone Using Borehole Infiltration Tests

3109-203A Soil and Water Management for Salinity Control

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NMSU Acct # : 01-4-23987b

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Active

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface Groundwater Relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Digital Hydrologic Framework

  • Principal Investigator : Bob Creel

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU

  • Other Investigator . . . : John Kennedy

  • Other Department . . . : WRRI

  • Other University . . . . . : NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 06/ 01/ 02 End Date : 08/ 31/ 03

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will create adigital hydrogeologic framework model for the Mesilla Basin which will support the efforts of the NM Interstate Stream Commission and the Lower Rio Grande Water Users Organization in their efforts to improve the groundwatermodel of the Mesilla Basin. The geologic framework is a critical component in current groundwater models and will play an ever-increasing role in the develoopment of new groundwater models for the Paso del Norte region.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : hydrogeologic framework, model, Mesilla Basin

  • Technical Report . . . :

  • Supporting Agencies . : LRGWUO(CLC): $45000.00, WRRI: $12169.00, NMSU IDC: $26755.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345676B

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Temporal Variability of Diffuse Groundwater Recharge in New Mexico

  • Principal Investigator : Jan Hendrickx

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geosciences

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Other Investigator . . . : Tim Jones

  • Other Department . . . : Agronomy & Horticulture

  • Other University . . . . . : NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 94 End Date : 12/ 31/ 96 Extended to : 06/ 30/ 97

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The results of this project study will help evaluate the temporal variability of diffuse groundwater recharge in New Mexico. Such an understanding is needed for assessment of the future water supplies in New Mexico and will contribute to the knowledge of groundwater recharge mechanisms in arid regions. This project will help continue high quality lysimeter measurements on arid vadose zone hydrology research efforts on the Jornado.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : groundwater recharge, temporal variability, water flow

  • Technical Report . . . : 309

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $25000.00, WRRI: $25000.00, NMSU/NMIMT ind costs: $21989.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423951

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Analysis of Relationships Between Lightning, Precipitation and Runoff

  • Principal Investigator : James Gosz

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Biology

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM

  • Other Investigator . . . : William Rison Tim Ward

  • Other Department . . . : Physics CAGE

  • Other University . . . . . : NMIMT NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 05/ 01/ 90 End Date : 06/ 30/ 92

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objective of this project is to determine how accurately rainfall amounts and intensities can be predicted using existing rain gauge data and remotely acquired information on cloud-to-ground lightning location, strength of discharge, temporal density, and spatial density.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : rainfall, runoff, storm water management, statistics, geographic information system

  • Technical Report . . . : 276

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $49789.00, WRRI: $2802.00, NMIMT: $6493.00, UNM: $15174.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423936A

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Conference - The Rio Grande Basin: Global Climate Change Scenarios

  • Principal Investigator : Leslie Blair

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : WRRI

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU

  • Other Investigator . . . : Bruce Thomson J. Gosz E. Trotter

  • Other Department . . . : Civil Engr. Biology

  • Other University . . . . . : UNM

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 01/ 90 End Date : 06/ 30/ 90

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The purpose of the conference was to focus on the impacts of climate change and variability in the Rio Grande Basin. It was held on June 2, 1990 in Albuquerque. Invited participants attended workshops on June 1 to identify areas of research needed in climate change and plan for future needs. Proceedings were prepared by UNM.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Information Dissemination, climate changes, planning

  • Technical Report . . . : M24

  • Supporting Agencies . : Reg. Fees: $920.00, Sandia Labs: $3000.00, USGS: $2000.00, Bur.Rec.: $2000.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345613

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships.

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : NMSU - Well Monitoring Project

  • Principal Investigator : Bob Creel

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Water Resources Research

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 01/ 89 End Date : 06/ 30/ 90

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : To provide services by a student hired through the Water Resources Research Institute under the cooperative agreement between the NMSU and the U.S. Geological Survey regarding university well monitoring as part of the monitoring network of the ground water flow system in the Mesilla Basin. Data collection to be used by various government agencies.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater, recharge, surface groundwater relationship

  • Technical Report . . . : n/a

  • Supporting Agencies . : NMSU: $3800.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423631B

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationship

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Field and Model Study of an Ephemeral Stream Aquifer System with a Clogging Layer

  • Principal Investigator : Daniel B. Stephens

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 89 End Date : 09/ 30/ 89

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The objectives of the study are: 1) to demonstrate the viability of numerical models to predict the observed transient effects of stream aquifer interaction; 2) to identify the important controls on the development of clogging layers which restrict the interaction between ephemeral streams and groundwater; and 3) to develop a methodology to predict conditions favorable for the development and erosion of clogging layers beneath on ephemeral stream channel.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : surface-groundwater relationships, groundwater modeling, hydrogeology, unsaturated flow

  • Technical Report . . . : N/A

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $1840.00, WRRI: $452.00

  • NMSU Acct # : 01423930

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Preferential Flow Effects on Chemical Transport and Retardation in Soils

  • Principal Investigator : Robert Bowman

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMMIT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 89 End Date : 06/ 30/ 91 Extended to : 12/ 31/ 91

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The goal of this research is to investigate, for a single soil and a single sorbed chemical, the relationship between degree of preferential flow and relative retardation. Research will focus on 1) determination of the degree of preferential water flowin intact soil under different water application conditions, and 2) determination of the relation of chemical retardation to degree of preferential water flow.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : model studies, saturated flow, soil physics, solute transport, unsaturated flow

  • Technical Report . . . : 272

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $48560.00, WRRI: $13408.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423621C

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Field Study for Model Validation of Multi-Dimensional Flow and Transport in the Vadose Zone

  • Principal Investigator : Robert Bowman

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 88 End Date : 08/ 31/ 90 Extended to : 05/ 31/ 91

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The primary objective of this research is to obtain extensive hydrogeologic information at an existing infiltration experiment in the vadose zone and to incorporate this information into a numerical model for validation purposes. The site for characterization is near Socorro, NM in a stratified sequence of alluvial and fluvial deposits.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : ground water contamination, vadose zone, chemical seepage, numerical models

  • Technical Report . . . : 262

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $66558.00, WRRI: $49932.00, NMIMT: $16626.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423698A

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface Groundwater Relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Developing Parameter Values to Determine the Hydrologic Properties of Southwestern Soils

  • Principal Investigator : Timothy J. Ward

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU

  • Other Investigator . . . : Susan B. Bolton

  • Other Department . . . : Civil, Agricultural and Geological Engineering

  • Other University . . . . . : NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 30/ 87 End Date : 11/ 01/ 88 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 91

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The primary goal of this project is to determine infiltration and soil erosion parameters for four soil types in the Pinyon-Juniper vegetation zone of western New Mexico and Eastern Arizona. The parameters will be determined in such a manner that they can be used in mathematical models of surface erosion that are being prepared for the interagency USDA-Water Erosion Pilot Project (WEPP).

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : soil erosion, hydrology, infiltration

  • Technical Report . . . : 259 243

  • Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $30704.00, Forest Service: $98238.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345669B

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationship

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Field Analysis of the Role of Three-Dimensional Moisture Flow in Ground-Water Recharge and Evapotranspiration

  • Principal Investigator : Daniel B. Stephens

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 87 End Date : 06/ 30/ 89 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 89

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will demonstrate the extent to which the commonly used one-dimensional conceptual model is appropriate for describing soil-moisture flow in sparsely vegetated desert environments. Also, a three-dimensional flow model will be evaluated for its significance in calculating recharge or evapotranspiration at a local scale.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : groundwater, recharge, evapotranspiration, infiltration, arid-land hydrology

  • Technical Report . . . : 260

  • Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $46250.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345644

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Stable Isotope Investigation of Vapour Transport During Groundwater Recharge in New Mexico

  • Principal Investigator : Fred Phillips

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Other Investigator . . . : Andrew Campbell

  • Other Department . . . : Geoscience

  • Other University . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 86 End Date : 06/ 30/ 88 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 88

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The researchers will assess the importance of vapour movement of water in the soil and its implications for evaluation of the water supply in New Mexico. The research could increase estimates of the renewable water supply.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : stable isotopes, ground water recharge, water vapour, deuterium, oxygen-18

  • Technical Report . . . : 237

  • Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $46975.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423660B

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Analysis of Water Movement on a Sandy Hill Slope

  • Principal Investigator : Daniel B. Stephens

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 01/ 85 End Date : 08/ 31/ 88 Extended to : 02/ 28/ 89

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Preliminary studies at NMIMT have indicated that rainfall may contribute more to recharge than previously expected. Typically, rainfall has been viewed as penetrating vertically down through the land surface moving through the unsaturated zone and entering the saturated zone. Preliminary studies indicate that there is significant horizontal movement of water in the unsaturated zone even in the absence of confining layers. This study will look at recharge on slopes to determine the extent of horizontal flow and its effects on water distribution. and its effects on water distribution.distribution and movement in the unsaturated zone. NOTE REPORT DRAFT DUE JUNE 15, 1988 QUARTERLY REPORTS DUE DECEMBER , MARCH, JUNE, & OCTOBER 1

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Saturation zone, recharge, rainfall penetration

  • Technical Report . . . : 245

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $61328.00, WRRI: $61447.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423658

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Field Study of Ephemeral Stream Infiltration and Recharge

  • Principal Investigator : Daniel B. Stephens

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 85 End Date : 06/ 30/ 87

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : Despite the fact that ephemeral streams may provide the major source of recharge in some areas, factors which control the rate and amount of this recharge are poorly understood. The assumption is that recharge occurs as saturated flow during periods when the ephemeral streams are running. Preliminary data from this investigator indicate that this assumption may not be true. This project will compare recharge from 2 ephemeral streams (Rio Puerco & Rio Salado) with different stream bed permeabilities,channel geometries, flow durations, suspended sediment loads, discharge rates and depths to water table.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Ephermeral Streams, recharge, saturation, permeability

  • Technical Report . . . : 228

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $49982.00, WRRI: $14374.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423638A

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Quantification of Groundwater Recharge Rates in New Mexico Using Bomb 36-Cl as a Soil-Water Tracer

  • Principal Investigator : Fred Phillips

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Other Investigator . . . : David Elmore

  • Other Department . . . : Geoscience

  • Other University . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 15/ 84 End Date : 06/ 30/ 86

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will approach the determination of recharge rates through the application of a new isotopic technique, the measurement of 36 Cl released in the environment by atmospheric weapons testing. The 'bomb' Cl fell out of the atmosphere at levels far above natural background during the period 1954-1964. This pulse of radioactivity provides a tracer for precipitation deposited during the period of atmospheric testing. By measuring the depth to which this pulse has penetrated the soil, net infiltration (recharge) can be determined directly. provide more accurate recharge rates than previous methods which relied on indirect measurements and calculations.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater recharge, isotopes, radioactivity

  • Technical Report . . . : 220

  • Supporting Agencies . : USGS: $49900.00, WRRI: $16712.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345628B

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface Groundwater Relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Stream Aquifer Interaction: Influence of Variably Saturated Subsurface Flow

  • Principal Investigator : John Wilson

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 84 End Date : 06/ 30/ 86 Extended to : 08/ 15/ 87

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : The relative importance of the unsaturated zone in affecting the stream-aquifer exchange flow will be investigated through the use of 3-dimensional saturated-unsaturated flow modeling. Simulations of hypothetical settings with various combinations of influential hydrologic variables and boundary conditions will help isolate the most critical factors affecting interrelated flow processes in surface waterways and adjacent aquifers. A 3-dimensional saturated flow model of a groundwater basin will be coupled to a variably saturated 3-D flow model of a segment of the stream-aquifer system.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Unsaturated zone, aquifer, hydrological, groundwater

  • Technical Report . . . : 233

  • Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $50389.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345679

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Field Study of Natural Groundwater Recharge in Semi-Arid Lowlands

  • Principal Investigator : Daniel B. Stephens

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 83 End Date : 06/ 30/ 85

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . :

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater, soil saturation, recharge, semiarid

  • Technical Report . . . : 177

  • Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $50342.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423672

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : A Pilot Study of Simulated Rainfall - Runoff Processes Under Different Land Treatments on Volcanic Soils

  • Principal Investigator : Timothy Ward

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : CAGE

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 09/ 24/ 82 End Date : 12/ 31/ 84 Extended to : 04/ 30/ 88

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will use rainfall simulators and sediment samplers to study the sedimentation runoff properties of volcanic soils. The experiments will be carried out in forests in western New Mexico and eastern Arizona. Particular emphasis will be placed on bare areas such as roadways.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Rainfall, forests, runoff, rainfall simulators

  • Technical Report . . . : 241 215

  • Supporting Agencies . : R Mtn Forest: $59259.00, WRRI: $9686.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345645

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Numerical Simulation of Lower Rio Grande Basin, New Mexico

  • Principal Investigator : Raziuddin Khaleel

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Other Investigator . . . : John Hawley

  • Other Department . . . : N.M. Bureau of Mines

  • Other University . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 82 End Date : 06/ 30/ 84 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 84

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will produce a quasi 3-dimensional model of the Lower Rio Grande Basin in New Mexico. Particular emphasis will be on stream-aquifer interactions. The model should be useful in estimating the impact of groundwater withdrawals on the flow of the Rio Grande. In addition, hydrogeological cross sections will be produced showing aquifer composition and current conditions.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Groundwater, hydrological, stream

  • Technical Report . . . : 178

  • Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $47199.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01423628

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface Groundwater Relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Runoff Model for Watersheds of Nonhomogeneous Hydrologic Characteristics

  • Principal Investigator : Richard J. Heggen

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil Engineering

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : UNM

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 03/ 01/ 82 End Date : 02/ 21/ 83 Extended to : 09/ 30/ 83

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This study will produce a discrete-storm finite-difference runoff model appropriate for watersheds of nonhomogeneous hydrologic characteristics. Modeling methodologies and appropriate documentation will be developed so that the model may be readily employed in engineering practice.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Watershed, storm runoff, hydrology, engineering

  • Technical Report . . . : 176

  • Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $24480.00, WRRI: $12240.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345658

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface Groundwater Relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Environmental Modeling of Chlorinated Organic Compounds in Rivers, Phase II Field Evaluations

  • Principal Investigator : Fernando Cadena

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Civil Engineering

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU

  • Other Investigator . . . : Gary Eiceman

  • Other Department . . . : Chemistry

  • Other University . . . . . : NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 07/ 01/ 81 End Date : 06/ 30/ 83

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will investigate the fate of volatile organic compounds, such as benzene, in surface waters. It will develop a theoretical model using the physical parameters such as aeration rates and chemical parameters such as partial coeficients. Themodel will be varified by monitoring the decline of organics in the Rio Grande at stations at various distances downstream from Albuquerque. 

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : Chemical properties, environmental management, decomposing organic matter

  • Technical Report . . . : 173

  • Supporting Agencies . : WRRI: $58584.00

    NMSU Acct # : 01345674A

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : In Situ Determination of Hydraulic Conductivity in the Vadose Zone Using Borehole Infiltration Tests

  • Principal Investigator : Daniel Stephens

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Geoscience

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMIMT

  • Other Investigator . . . : Shlomo Neuman

  • Other Department . . . : Hydrology

  • Other University . . . . . : UA

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 10/ 01/ 80 End Date : 09/ 30/ 83 Extended to : 07/ 31/ 85

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project will verify with field experiments the reliability of borehole infiltration tests, based upon recent theoretical developments. Results will be tested and comparison of borehole infiltration tests with results from other methods of determining saturated hydraulic conductivity will be examined.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : vadose zone, boreholes, hydraulic conductivity

  • Technical Report . . . : 180

  • Supporting Agencies . : OWRT: $109691.00, U of A: $27617.00, WRRI: $82173.00

    NMSU Acct # : 3109-203A

  • Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : Complete

  • Problem Area . . . . . . . . : Surface groundwater relationships

  • Project Title . . . . . . . . . : Soil and Water Management for Salinity Control

  • Principal Investigator : Peter J. Wierenga

  • Department . . . . . . . . . : Dept. of Agronomy

  • University . . . . . . . . . . . : NMSU

  • Start Date . . . . . . . . . . . : 08/ 01/ 70 End Date : 07/ 31/ 72

  • Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . : This project measured the rates of soluble salt movement in soils, and predict salt and water movement under unsaturated flow conditions.

  • Keywords . . . . . . . . . . . : salinity, water movement through soil, unsaturated flow

  • Technical Report . . . : 018

  • Supporting Agencies . : OWRR: $96517.00

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