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Dr. M. Karl Wood
Director
Water Resources Research Institute
New Mexico State University
Water Quality Research by
New Mexico state university
Water Supply
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Water Quality
• May not be visible
• Visibility may be deceiving
• Often difficult to measure
• Difficult to say if too much or too little
• Water quality is often poorest when the runoff is lowest
• When runoff (supply) is low, then quality is of lesser concern
Present Research ProgramsWater Supply Water Quality
Many Fewer
• Growing population• Mined groundwater• Exhausted surface storage• Drought suppressing surface and groundwater recharge
• Clean Water Act• Health Concerns• Arsenic Standards• Perchlorate, MTBE, & sulfate levels
Water Supplies contain:• Natural elements or compounds such as:
1. Salts2. Pathogens3. Organic matter4. Arsenic5. Fluoride 6. Boron7. Uranium
• Human introduced elements or compounds such as: 1. Salts2. Pathogens3. Organic matter4. Perchlorate 5. Uranium 6. Lead 7. Pharmaceuticals 8. Nitrates
Sampling of Past Research Programs
Ag Chemicals In Shallow Groundwater
Sewage Sludge Applications
Wells Near Surface Water Bodies
Water Quality And Rhizobia
Coal Burning And Water Quality
Recreation Impacts
Irrigation Return Flows
Bioassays Of Quality
Trace
Metals
Specific Areas Critical to the Regions Water Quality
• Potable water• Wastewater disposal• Wastewater reuse• Irrigated agriculture• Dairy operations • Extractive industries
Research
Existing Research Programs
• Alternative adsorbents for treatment of drinking water• On-site wastewater treatment• Nutrient management in water• Groundwater and surface water quality and quantity
monitoring• Dairy waste management• Agricultural drainage management• Effects of natural evaporative processes on water quality• The nature and occurrence of brackish waters in
southern New Mexico and west Texas
ResearchNew Focus Programs
• Colonia water issues such as health problems, development needs, and wastewater treatment
• Mutual Domestic Water Users Associations treatment systems
• Agricultural Community mitigating agriculture impacts
• Development of Desalination Technology
• Beneficial use of marginal quality water such as graywater, domestic and industrial wastewater, agricultural drainage, desalination reject water, and naturally brackish groundwater
• Extractive Industry water quality issues
ResearchNew Focus Programs
• A Rio Grande Basin Salinity Control Program
• Possibly four segment areas
1. Southern Colorado to Elephant Butte Reservoir
2. Elephant Butte Reservoir to Ft. Quitman
3. Ft. Quitman to the Gulf of Mexico
4. Pecos River
ResearchNew Focus Programs
• A Rio Grande Basin Salinity Control Program
• Probable Participants for the Elephant Butte to Ft. Quitman reach?
Paso del NorteWater Task Force
Collaborators
Collaborators
Collaborators
Collaborators
Who is in the Paso del Norte Water Task Force
Associate Members and Potential Collaborators
Texas A&M UniversityFort BlissHouston Advanced Research CenterDona Ana CountyEl Paso CountyU.S. Geological SurveyBureau of ReclamationBureau of Land ManagementNatural Resources Conservation ServiceArmy Corps of EngineersEnvironmental Protection AgencySoil and Water Conservation DistrictsTexas Water Development BoardNew Mexico Office of the State EngineerNew Mexico Interstate Stream CommissionNew Mexico Environment DepartmentRio Grande Compact CommissionComision Nacional del AguaCongressional Staffs El Colegio de Frontera NorteTechnológico de MonterreyNew Mexico-Texas Water CommissionLower Rio Grande Water Users OrganizationPaso del Norte Watershed CouncilSandia National Laborator
Regular Members
International Boundary and Water Commission (U.S. and Mexico Sections ex officio)
Municipalities El Paso Cd. Juarez Las Cruces
Non-Government Organizations Jaime Burmudez Charlie Crowder Elaine Barron
Irrigation Districts Elephant Butte El Paso #1 Juarez #009
Universities University of Texas at El Paso New Mexico State University Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez
What can the Paso del Norte Water Task Force Do?
B. Coordinate water quality research across universities and within the region
D. Disseminate technologies to the regions water providers and users
C. Provide education programs to all socio-economic groups
A. Coordinate formulation of a Salinity Control Team
Solutions to Water Quality Problems?
• Meaningful Water Quality Standards
verified by research• Fast and affordable detection
verified by research• Outreach and Education
supported by research
• Government support where needed
with monitoring and verification