Salt Basin Assessment of Water Resources and Groundwater Withdrawal
Agency: Bureau of Reclamation
- 15.560 -- SECURE Water Act – Research Agreements
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The primary objective is to address if this region can sustain groundwater withdrawals on the order of up to 100,000 acre-feet/year. To address this objective, this study will evaluate the overall water resource availability and water quality, particularly the groundwater resources, in the Salt Basin region of southern New Mexico and southwestern Texas. The study approach includes following activities:
1. Developing / improving a water budget to include estimation of groundwater storage, water withdrawals / use, evapotranspiration, ...2. Assessing and filling data gaps with new data collection;
3. Updates to the hydrogeologic framework and hydrologic model using all compiled data;
4. Running and evaluating results of model scenarios to determine potential for sustained groundwater pumping.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
Additional information
Grantor contact information
Description
gjosephson@usbr.gov
Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
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Archived: October 5, 2019
Award
$436,790
Program Funding
1
Expected awards
$1
Award Minimum
$436,790
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
BOR-UC-19-N005
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Category of Funding Activity:
Science technology and other research and development
Category Explanation:
History
Version:
1
Posted date:
August 23, 2019
Archive date:
October 5, 2019
