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LAS VEGAS AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY PROGRAM. Texas Innovative Water 2010 Seminar. San Antonio Texas. Tom Morris. Physiographic Setting. Las Vegas Nevada. Feasibility Evaluation. HYDRO-GEO SETTING Geology Limits GW Water Quality Production Yield OTHER CONCERNS Water Level Declines
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LAS VEGAS AQUIFER STORAGE AND RECOVERY PROGRAM Texas Innovative Water 2010 Seminar San AntonioTexas Tom Morris
Physiographic Setting Las Vegas Nevada
Feasibility Evaluation • HYDRO-GEO SETTING • Geology Limits • GW Water Quality • Production Yield • OTHER CONCERNS • Water Level Declines • Planned Growth • Existing Dist System • APPROACH • Basins VS Wells • Old VS New Wells • Recovery Location
Feasibility Evaluation • HYDRO-GEO SETTING • Geology Limits • GW Water Quality • Production Yield • OTHER CONCERNS • Water Level Declines • Planned Growth • Existing Dist System • APPROACH • Basins VS Wells • Old VS New Wells • Recovery Location
Feasibility Evaluation • HYDRO-GEO SETTING • Geology Limits • GW Water Quality • Production Yield • OTHER CONCERNS • Water Level Declines • Planned Growth • Existing Dist System • APPROACH • Basins VS Wells • Old VS New Wells • Recovery Location
Feasibility Evaluation • HYDRO-GEO SETTING • Geology Limits • GW Water Quality • Production Yield • OTHER CONCERNS • Water Level Declines • Planned Growth • Existing Dist System • APPROACH • Basins VS Wells • Old VS New Wells • Recovery Location
Demonstration Operations RECHARGE PREP • Flush Well • Drop Laterals • Flip Flow Meter • Prop Check Open • EXISTING WELL CONVERSION • Demo with 2 Wells • Convert 33 wells to ASR • Apparent Well Clogging
Demonstration Operations • WELL USE TYPE • Unused Well Conversion • New Dedicated Injection • New ASR Wells • ASR WELL DESIGN • Various Drill Methods • Engineered Fluid Control • Injection Development • WELLHEAD EQUIPPING • Bi-Directional Flow Meter • Check Valve By-Pass • Automated On-Off Control • Motor Ratchet
Expanded Operations • WELL USE TYPE • Unused Well Conversion • New Dedicated Injection • New ASR Wells • ASR WELL DESIGN • Various Drill Methods • Engineered Fluid Control • Injection Development • WELLHEAD EQUIPPING • Bi-Directional Flow Meter • Check Valve By-Pass • Automated On-Off Control • Motor Ratchet
Expanded Operations • WELL USE TYPE • Unused Well Conversion • New Dedicated Injection • New ASR Wells • ASR WELL DESIGN • Various Drill Methods • Engineered Fluid Control • Injection Development • WELLHEAD EQUIPPING • Motor Ratchet • Bi-Directional Flow Meter • Check Valve By-Pass • Automated On-Off Control
Expanded Operations • WELL USE TYPE • Unused Well Conversion • New Dedicated Injection • New ASR Wells • ASR WELL DESIGN • Various Drill Methods • Engineered Fluid Control • Injection Development • WELLHEAD EQUIPPING • Motor Ratchet • Bi-Directional Flow Meter • Check Valve By-Pass • Automated On-Off Control Isolation Gate Valves Pump Check Valve Recharge Start/Stop Auto Valve
Managed Operations • HYDRO-GEO EFFICIENCY • Geology Zones • Water Level Impact • Recharge Migration • WELL OPTIMIZATION • Maximize Recharge Rates • Piping Efficiency • Scheduled O & M • SYSTEM RELIEF • Peak Demand Supply • Commercial P&T
Managed Operations • HYDRO-GEO EFFICIENCY • Geology Zones • Water Level Impact • Recharge Migration • WELL OPTIMIZATION • Maximize Recharge Rates • Piping Efficiency • Scheduled O & M • SYSTEM RELIEF • Peak Demand Supply • Commercial P&T
Managed Operations • HYDRO-GEO EFFICIENCY • Geology Zones • Water Level Impact • Recharge Migration • WELL OPTIMIZATION • Maximize Recharge Rates • Piping Efficiency • Scheduled O & M • SYSTEM RELIEF • Peak Demand Supply • Commercial P&T
Lessens Learned PRE-DEVELOPMENT CONDITIONS 80 Years of Basin Overdraft Lowered Water Table 100 to 300 Feet Alluvial Course Gravels Pediment Sands and Gravels Playa Lake Bed Sands and Silts
Lessens Learned HYDRO-SYSTEM CHANGES Development and Irrigation Created Un-Natural Shallow Aquifer Perched Water System Development Surface to 35-Feet
Lessens Learned RECHARGE AQUIFER RECOVERY 16 Years of Recharge 320,000 AF Banked Perched Water System Development Surface to 35-Feet
Lessens Learned • OTHER RECHARGE PROGRAM RELATED ISSUES • Disinfection By-Products • Water Quality Plume • Pump Wear and Sanding • Dissolved Air
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