Ground-Water Recharge for Urban Use: Leaky Acres Projecta
Abstract
The problems associated with the use of agricultural surface water for artificial ground-water recharge to maintain an urban ground-water supply are being researched at the Leaky Acres Recharge Project in Fresno, California. Ground-water recharge and agricultural technologies are combined to recharge available irrigation water through agricultural soils and profiles of known chemical, geologic, and hydrologic properties. This report describes the project area, research aims, and some ground-water quality changes associated with two years of recharge operation.Leaky Acres has 117 acres (47.4 ha.) of ponding surface in 10 basins. During 1971 and 1972 recharge seasons, not all of the area was in operation at one time; still, a total of 13,904 acre-feet (17,150,000 m.3) of high-quality water was recharged. The 1972 average intake rate was 0.574 ft./day (17.5 cm./day). Changes in ground-water quality related to soil leaching during recharge are discussed. Eventual improvement of the regional ground-water quality is expected.
- Publication:
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Ground Water
- Pub Date:
- November 1973
- DOI:
- 10.1111/j.1745-6584.1973.tb02990.x
- Bibcode:
- 1973GrWat..11f..36N