Water Resources Research Act Program

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Details for Project ID 2016NM511S

Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP): NM Water Resources Research Institute Effort

Institute: New Mexico
USGS Grant Number: G16AC00428
Year Established: 2016 Start Date: 2016-09-01 End Date: 2017-08-31
Total Federal Funds: $166,666 Total Non-Federal Funds: Not available

Principal Investigators: Sam Fernald

Project Summary: The objectives of this project are to better understand the Mesilla Basin priority transboundary aquifer, three major research efforts will be undertaken by the New Mexico WRRI: 1) deep groundwater contribution to shallow groundwater; 2) evapotranspiration modeling using remote sensing with field validation; and 3) impacts of drought on riparian vegetation habitat and water use.