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Threat Assessment of Water Supply Systems Using Markov Latent Effects Modeling
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Recent amendments to the Safe Drinking Water Act emphasize efforts toward safeguarding our nation’s water supplies against attack and contamination. Specifically, the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness ...
Shallow Aquifer Recharge from Irrigation in a Semiarid Agricultural Valley in New Mexico
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Irrigation percolation can be an important source of shallow aquifer replenishment in arid regions of the southwestern United States. Aquifer recharge derived from irrigation percolation can be more significant in fluvial ...
Exploring the Water-Thermoelectric Power Nexus
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In 2005, thermoelectric power accounted for 41% of all freshwater withdrawals and roughly 3% of all consumptive use in the United States. With the demand for electricity projected to increase by 24% by 2035 concerns have ...
River Hydrograph Retransmission Functions of Irrigated Valley Surface Water–Groundwater Interactions
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Storage and release functions of western U.S. traditional river valley irrigation systems may counteract early and rapid spring river runoff associated with climate variation. Along the Rio Grande in northern New Mexico, ...