Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID NM_2025_Carroll

Geoelectric Groundwater Table Mapping with Machine Learning and Image Processing

Institute: New Mexico
Year Established: 2025 Start Date: 2026-01-01 End Date: 2026-12-31
Total Federal Funds: $39,905 Total Non-Federal Funds: $39,905

Principal Investigators: Kenneth C. Carroll

Project Summary: Groundwater wells provide water measurement and monitoring only at the locations of the wells, but electrical resistivity tomography can provide a map of subsurface variations between wells. However, we need an improved method for converting electrical resistivity maps into maps of groundwater to locate the groundwater table between wells. We will use machine learning and image processing methods to address this need, which will increase the accuracy of groundwater volume measurement and monitoring to support water use sustainability even with climate change stresses.