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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
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Texas’ Water Problems
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District Management Zones
Western Edwards
Eastern Edwards
Saline Edwards
Trinity Outcrop
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
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District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
No new historical Edwards permits-only conditional Edwards permits
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District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
Historical permits for Trinity Aquifers
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District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
Saline Edwards Aquifer can be used for extraction with limits
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District Regulatory Setting
Buda
Austin
Kyle
WFC
Aquifer Storage and Recovery allowed for saline Edwards and Trinity Aquifers
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Main Street, Buda, Texas
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Kyle
Austin
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Austin
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Kyle
Austin
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Kyle
Austin
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Kyle
Austin
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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
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Acknowledgments1880s
1980s
R.T. Hill
Chock Raymond
Kent
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Thank You!
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Buda