Preliminary results of the investigation of the saline-water resources in the Hueco Bolson near El Paso, Texas

1967 ◽  
Author(s):  
M.E. Davis ◽  
E.R. Leggat
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
El Paso ◽  
Preliminary Results ◽  
Hueco Bolson

Ground-water resources of the El Paso area, Texas

1937 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.N. Sayre ◽  
Penn Livingston
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
El Paso

scholarly journals Reinterpreting Models of Slope-Front Recharge in a Desert Basin

Geosciences ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Barry J. Hibbs ◽  
Mercedes Merino
Keyword(s):  
El Paso ◽  
Rio Grande ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Variability ◽  
Stable Water Isotopes ◽  
Lateral Contact ◽  
Groundwater Samples ◽  
Alluvial Floodplain ◽  
Hueco Bolson ◽  
Floodplain Deposits

Identification of recharge areas in arid basins is challenging due to spatial and temporal variability and complexity of the hydrogeology. This study re-evaluates recharge mechanism in a desert basin where isotopic and geologic data indicated that published conceptual models of recharge are not accurate. A new model of recharge is formulated that is consistent with the unique geologic framework in the basin. In the area of study, the Rio Grande flows across a broad alluvial floodplain, the “El Paso-Juarez Valley”, where the river has incised the surface of the Hueco Bolson. The modern Rio Grande floodplain overlies the older basin fill, or “Hueco Bolson deposits”, in the valley portion of the area. The lateral contact between the older bolson deposits and the recent alluvial floodplain deposits defines the “slope front”. The valley wall along the slope front is penetrated by many arroyos that incise the Hueco Bolson deposits and modern floodplain surface. The presence of a large lens of freshwater at the boundary between the older bolson fill and recent Rio Grande alluvium seemed to suggest to previous researchers that dilute water developed due to runoff drawn in by San Felipe Arroyo, a prominent arroyo at the slope front between the older Hueco Bolson deposits and the recent Rio Grande alluvium. Our follow-up verification work illustrates that this is demonstrably not the case. The testing of groundwater samples for stable water isotopes and radioisotopes showed that the deeper and more dilute waters near San Felipe Arroyo are actually pre-dam waters recharged from the shifting Rio Grande channel.

Reorientation of Our Saline Water Resources Thinking

1970 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 1442-1448 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. A. Kohout
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Saline Water

scholarly journals Food Security in the United Arab Emirates (UAE): The Great Competition between the Agricultural and Forestry Sector on Irrigation Resources

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzan Marwan Shahin ◽  
Mohammed Abdul Muhsen Salem
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Water Resources ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Crop Production ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Life Time ◽  
Water Withdrawal ◽  
Forestry Sector ◽  
Groundwater Supply ◽  
Annual Water

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a country that has scarcity in fresh water resources. Groundwater, which contributes to 70% of the total water resources in the country, is a non-renewable water resource. This resource plays significant role in converting the desert to a green paradise. It covers around 95% and 82% of the watering requirements of the agricultural and forestry sector, respectively. Besides the critical problems that this resource suffers from; including depletion, saline water intrusion and contamination. It has also a limited life time expectancy, estimated to be between 16 to 36 years. The total annual water withdrawal by the green sector in the country is estimated to be above 2198 million m3, from which above 32% is used to cover the irrigation requirements for the forestry sector and landscaping, while the rest amount is used for crop production purposes. The great competition between the two sectors, lead to make the sustainability approach in maintaining both sectors extremely difficult, especially with the absence of groundwater supply and the sharp population growth. Therefore, serious and quick actions have to take place; in order to save the future of food security in the UAE.

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