Location: Southwest Watershed Research Center
Project Number: 2022-13610-012-016-S
Project Type: Non-Assistance Cooperative Agreement
Start Date: Jan 15, 2017
End Date: Jul 31, 2021
Objective:
To evaluate the utility of innovative, distributed, low impact development (LID) infrastructure and best management practices (BMPs) for wet weather capture and drinking water aquifer recharge in the arid and semi-arid southwestern USA.
Approach:
The approach is described as follows.
1) Conduct a site visit to Fort Irwin to tour the base and consult with Fort staff;
2) Acquire the most current watershed characterization data;
3) Use AGWA to construct a KINEROS2 watershed model representation of the area draining into the Four Plex recreation area;
4) Conduct simulations using idealized precipitation inputs (uniform in time and space) of sufficient duration to drive the modeled runoff to equilibrium;
5) Develop an internal EPAARS technical report describing data sources, model construction, and initial model testing.
