This $649,817 project grant, awarded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Geographic Programs - South Florida Geographic Initiatives Program (CFDA 66.484), will fund a study by Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) to address the impacts of climate change on groundwater resources and promote resilience in South Florida. The key activities under this 3-year award include: quantifying the impacts of climate change and groundwater management strategies on water resources;...
The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Applied Science Grants program (CFDA 15.557) to the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District (GCD) in Texas. The purpose of the grant is to develop a local-scale groundwater availability and flow model to improve the GCD's ability to accurately predict the impacts of groundwater production, both within the district and regionally, on local groundwater levels and water quality. The model will enable the GCD and its...
This five-year, $248,355 project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The research team at Bowling Green State University, serving as primary awardee, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface water flows. Through data assimilation, the project...
This $117,414 five-year project grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The University of Arizona, on behalf of the State of Arizona, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data...
This five-year, $289,251 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) will fund the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The grantee, Southern Methodist University, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data assimilation, the project will produce historical and forecast...
This five-year, $800,071 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) supports the development of an integrated hydrologic model to better understand groundwater dynamics in the Great Lakes Basin. The awardee, Michigan Technological University, will fuse hydrologic modeling with GPS, satellite imagery, and GRACE data to more accurately simulate surface and subsurface flows. Through data assimilation, the project will produce historical and forecast...
This Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences program (CFDA 47.050) provides $303,703 to develop a novel approach for characterizing hydrostratigraphy using water level data collected from multi-level monitoring wells. The University of Iowa will collect water level measurements every 10 seconds from 10 to 15 depths in monitoring wells located at a contaminated groundwater site. Analyzing the response of water levels to rainfall and pumping changes will help delineate the...
This $300,000 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to enhance the resilience of groundwater resources in major U.S. agricultural regions through a participatory planning approach. The project team at Southern Illinois University, with sub-awards to Iowa State University and the University of Nebraska, will develop an AI-based modeling system to empower farming communities in addressing groundwater depletion and...
This $290,925 Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation's Geosciences Program (CFDA 47.050) supports research to improve understanding of managed aquifer recharge and its long-term impacts on water availability in California's Central Valley. Leveraging airborne geophysical surveys and advanced computer modeling, the project will provide detailed insights into how water moves through the regional aquifer system and how expansion of managed aquifer recharge programs will affect...
The US Geological Survey, through its Assistance to State Water Resources Research Institutes program, awarded Purdue University $300,000 in Cooperative Agreement funding from August 1, 2023 through July 31, 2025. The award will support Purdue University's development of borehole tools to measure three-dimensional groundwater flow direction and velocity during long-term deployment. Key deliverables include a minimum of four working prototypes of a borehole sensor that uses temperature...