MODFLOW2005 and GWM-2005 used to optimize managed aquifer recharge in an Updated Version of the Three-Dimensional Numerical Groundwater Flow Model in Northern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah

Release Date

2021-01-01

Start Date

1947-01-01

End Date

2004-12-31

Publication Date

2023-09-15

Stolp, B.J. and Brooks, L.E., 2021, MODFLOW2005 and GWM-2005 used to optimize managed aquifer recharge in an Updated Version of the Three-Dimensional Numerical Groundwater Flow Model in Northern Utah Valley, Utah County, Utah: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P99HK8T5.

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The original groundwater flow model (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20095049) was updated for use with the Groundwater Management Process (GWM) for MODFLOW-2005 to better understand how managed aquifer recharge can be optimized to mitigate the impacts of increased groundwater withdrawals. The GWM process was applied to the 50-year (2017–66) period of linearly increasing groundwater withdrawals. The objective of the GWM Process is to minimize the amount of surface water diverted to 16 MAR sites while maintaining a predefined amount of groundwater discharge along the shoreline of Utah Lake. The development of the model input and output files included in this data release are documented in the U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021-5010 (https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20215010)

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