Identification of Potential Brackish Groundwater Production Areas – Gulf Coast Aquifer
Project Summary:
In 2016 the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) contracted with INTERA, Inc. to delineate fresh, brackish, and saline groundwater, both vertically and horizontally, in the Gulf Coast Aquifer, calculate the volumes of those waters, and identify potential brackish groundwater production areas.
- TWDB Contract Manager:
- Nathaniel van Oort
- Funding Recipient:
- INTERA, Inc.
- Project Administrator:
- Steve Young, INTERA, Inc.
- Project Start Date:
- January 6, 2016
- Project Completion Date:
- September 30, 2016
- Total Project Cost:
- $500,000
- TWDB Share of Project Cost:
- $500,000
- Benefits:
- This project will facilitate TWDB with the process of designating brackish groundwater production zones in the Gulf Coast Aquifer, as stipulated by the 84th Texas Legislature in House Bill 30. This includes submitting a report to the Texas Legislature by December 1, 2016. Results from this study include estimates of the extent, volume, and availability of potential brackish groundwater production areas in the Gulf Coast Aquifer. Results will aid in regional water planning and state water resources analysis.
Project Details
Participants
Project Sponsors:
Texas Water Development Board
Nathaniel van Oort. - Contract Manager
1700 N. Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78711
512-463-3870
Funding Recipient:
INTERA INCORPORATED
1812 Centre Creek Drive, Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78754
Project Manager:
Steve Young, P.G., P.E.
INTERA INCORPORATED
1812 Centre Creek Drive, Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78754
512-425-2071
Project Milestones
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Announcement of Request for Proposals in Texas Register | November 10, 2015 |
| Initial Statement of Interest received by TWDB | November 24, 2015 |
| Study approved by TWDB Board | January 6, 2016 |
| Contract executed | March 20, 2016 |
Progress Reports
Stakeholder Meetings
- Stakeholder Meeting: Stakeholder Meeting on the brackish groundwater mapping project for the Gulf Coast Aquifer will be held on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at 1:30 PM at William B. Travis Building in Room 1-100 located at 1701 Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas 78701.