157 Exploring Groundwater Recharge and Management: Managed Aquifer Recharge and Other Innovative Tools for Water Supply Development and Operations

Growing demand for water has highlighted the need to understand aquifer recharge to improve groundwater management and production methods. This session explores groundwater recharge and innovative water supplies and infrastructure. Topics include evapotranspiration, vadose zone processes, brackish groundwater desalination, managed aquifer recharge, stormwater management, and others.

Tuesday, 21 October 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HBGCC, 209

Participants

• Chair James Golab
• Chair Andrea D. Croskrey
• Chair Marcus Gary

Presentations

• 8:05 AM
  Developing and Operating a Diversified, Secure, and Sustainable Water Supply Through Multi-Stage Projects and Long-Term Water Resource Planning
  Jennifer Adkins Schudrowitz, San Antonio Water System, San Antonio, Texas
  413592 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:25 AM
  Leveraging Hydrogeological Characteristics for Resilient Water Supply Management: Managed Aquifer Recharge Utilizing the Edwards and Trinity Aquifers in Texas
  Andrea Croskrey, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, Texas and James Golab, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, Texas
  412209 (Technical Sessions)
• 8:40 AM
  Sustainable Water Solutions: Assessing the Suitability of the Hueco Bolson for ASR and AR Projects Using Municipal Reclaimed Water
  James Golab, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, TX and Azzah AlKurdi, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, Texas
  412165 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:25 AM
  Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Especially Our Map Areas – Mapping Brackish Groundwater Throughout the State
  Evan Strickland, Texas Water Development Board, Austin, TX
  412127 (Technical Sessions)
• 9:45 AM
  A Geospatial Assessment of Groundwater salinization patterns in Durango, Mexico
  Juan Lopez Sierra, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri and Melida Gutierrez, Missouri State University, Springfield, MO
  414843 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:00 AM
  Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Texas: An Aquifer Characterization for the San Jacinto River Authority
  Willie Chastain, P.G., TWDB, Livingston, TX
  412204 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:15 AM
  From Regional-Scale Groundwater Data to Resource Management Tool
  Kathryn Pooley, Alberta Energy Regulator, Edmonton, Alberta and Alex Onojeghuo, Alberta Energy Regulator, Edmonton, Alberta and Gregory Hartman, Alberta Energy Regulator, Edmonton, Alberta and Tony Lemay, Alberta Energy Regulator, Edmonton, Alberta and Jessica Liggett, Alberta Energy Regulator, Edmonton, Alberta and Shilong Mei, Alberta Energy Regulator, Edmonton, Alberta and Dan Palombi, Alberta Energy Regulator, Edmonton, Alberta
  414272 (Technical Sessions)
• 10:45 AM
  California’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act: Enhancing Data Collection and Integration for Water Supply Resiliency
  Timothy Parker, Groundwater, Sacramento, CA
  412024 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:15 AM
  Where Did the Water Go? Evaluating Groundwater Recharge and Evapotranspiration Dynamics in Snow-Dominated, Forested Upland Watersheds of the Upper Lake Mary Area, Arizona
  Cecily Combs, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona and Abraham Springer, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ and Salli Dymond, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ and Frances O’Donnell, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
  414716 (Technical Sessions)
• 11:30 AM
  Groundwater quality and citizen science in arid regions: Designing and implementing a community-based monitoring network in Mexico
  Heriberto Gonzalez Sanchez, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi - PMPCA, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi and Antonio Cardona Benavides, Universidad Autonoma San Luis Potosi - Faculty Enginnering, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi and Jorge Aceves De Alba, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi - Faculty Enginnering, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi and Javier Castro Larragoitia, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi - Faculty Enginnering, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi and Hugo Enrique Junez Ferreira, Universidad Autonoma de Zacatecas, Zacatecas, Zacatecas and Hermann Rocha Escalante, Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi - Faculty Enginnering, San Luis Potosi, San Luis Potosi
  412071 (Technical Sessions)