Class updates: Reading: Section 11.6
Today’s topics: Hydrology Ground water Drinking water
Class 27: Water in El Paso
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Something to think about: will the river often overflow its levees? besides the river, where else could floodwater come
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Flooding
Flooding III
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Features in the area
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Groundwater & water table
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•Usage: –El Paso--155 acre-feet per person per year
•Best in the US
–Ciudad Juárez--75 acre-feet per person per year
•3 sources for water:–Rio Grande River (less than 20%)–Hueco Bolson + Mesilla Bolson (rest)
•MX currently draws more than US:–Will run out ~2025
•Desalination plant w/ Fort Bliss
Water use in El Paso
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