Lu, P., Sheng, Z., Zhang, Z., Miller, G., Reinert, S., & Huang, M. (2021). Effect of multilayered groundwater mounds on water dynamics beneath a recharge basin: Numerical simulation and assessment of surface injection. Hydrological Processes, 35: e14193. https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.14193 Interactions between groundwater mounds caused by a geologic layer contrast affect the efficiency of managed aquifer recharge in arid areas. However, research has rarely examined the roles […]
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Drainage Reuse Initiative Project Report
Binkley, B., D. Hamilton, T. Calvin, L. Chen, G.R. Miller, Z. Sheng, R. Kaiser, J. Seifert, J. Davis (2017) “Drainage Reuse Initiative Feasibility Study: Phase I” for the Harris County Flood Control District and the Harris County Precinct 4 Commissioner’s Office.
Feasibility Study and Numerical Modeling on Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Dry Wells in Harris County, Texas
Tao, L. (2018), Feasibility Study and Numerical Modeling on Managed Aquifer Recharge Using Dry Wells in Harris County, Texas. Master’s Thesis, Texas A&M University: College Station, TX. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/174069 Managed aquifer recharge (MAR) has been adopted as a modern water management strategy to store water into subsurface during surplus periods for future recovery. As one application of […]
Improving Adoption of Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Texas
Smith, W. Benjamin (2018). Improving Adoption of Aquifer Storage and Recovery in Texas. Doctoral Dissertation, Texas A & M University: College Station, TX. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/173533 The first study identifies hydrogeologically feasible locations for ASR across the Gulf Coast and Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer systems in Texas, using transmissivity, hydraulic gradient, well density, depth to aquifer, and depth to […]
Assessing aquifer storage and recovery feasibility in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Texas
Smith, W. B.*, G.R. Miller, and Z. Sheng (2017). Assessing aquifer storage and recovery feasibility in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Texas, Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 14:92-108, doi:10.1016/j.ejrh.2017.10.007. Abstract Study region The Gulf Coast and Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer systems in the Gulf Coastal Plains of Texas. Study focus Aquifer storage and recovery is a water storage […]
Fate and Transport of Polymeric Nanoparticles in Saturated Porous Media
Sanders, Jonathan Edward (2015). Fate and Transport of Polymeric Nanoparticles in Saturated Porous Media. Master’s thesis, Texas A & M University. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/155650 The application of engineered nanomaterials has improved many traditional groundwater remediation technologies; however, the development of novel nano-scale remediation technologies remains limited. magnetic shell crosslinked knedel-like (MSCKs) are novel polymeric nanoparticles whose application […]
Reactive Transport Modeling of Natural Attenuation in Stormwater Bioretention Cells and Under Land Application of Wastewater
Zhang, Jingqiu (2014). Reactive Transport Modeling of Natural Attenuation in Stormwater Bioretention Cells and Under Land Application of Wastewater. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M University. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/152782 Natural attenuation is a cost effective method to treat wastewater applied into soil. The natural attenuation process includes diffusion, dispersion, microbial activity, oxidation, mineral precipitation, sorption, and ion exchange to […]
Modeling Vadose Zone Processes during Land Application of Food-Processing Waste Water in California’s Central Valley
Miller, G. R., Y. Rubin, K. U. Mayer, and P. H. Benito. 2008. Modeling Vadose Zone Processes during Land Application of Food-Processing Waste Water in California’s Central Valley. J. Environ. Qual. 37:S-43-S-57. http://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2007.0320. Land application of food-processing waste water occurs throughout California’s Central Valley and may be degrading local ground water quality, primarily by increasing […]
Modeling of a Groundwater Circulation Well Removal Action Alternative
Miller, G. and Elmore, A. (2005). “Modeling of a Groundwater Circulation Well Removal Action Alternative.” Pract. Period. Hazard. Toxic Radioact. Waste Manage., 10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2005)9:2(122), 122-129. http://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)1090-025X(2005)9:2(122). This paper presents the basis for using groundwater circulation wells (GCWs) for removal actions focused on contaminated domestic water supplies. A properly placed GCW could be used to pretreat water […]