Central portion of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer Groundwater Availability Model (GAM)
In 2015 the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) contracted with INTERA Inc. (teamed with RW Harden and Associates, GSI Environmental Inc., Alan Dutton, Tom Ewing, and John Doherty) to evaluate faults in the central portion of the Carrizo-Wilcox Aquifer and improve their representation in an updated groundwater availability model for the central portion of the Carrizo Wilcox, Queen City, and Sparta Aquifers. The project was completed at the end of 2018.
Model users might find the information presented in the previous GAM, Carrizo-Wilcox, Queen City, Sparta Aquifers Groundwater Availability Model, useful.
Current GAM
Final Numerical Model Report v.3.01 (2018)
Memorandum: Predictive Simulations Comparison Analysis Report
Updated Final Numerical Model Report v.3.02 (2020)
In a meeting on July 24, 2020, Groundwater Management Area 12 members voted to have their consultants modify the Groundwater Availability Model for the central portion of the Carrizo-Wilcox, Queen City and Sparta aquifers. The purpose of the modification is to more accurately represent the transmissive properties of the Simsboro Aquifer in the vicinity of the Vista Ridge well field. The modification to the model had a relatively minor change in the statistics of the model calibration from 1930 to 2020. This modified model is proposed to replace the existing groundwater availability model for the central portion of Carrizo-Wilcox, Queen City and Sparta aquifers. The updates to the model are documented in the following summary report:
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Please see the Carrizo-Wilcox, Sparta, and Queen City aquifer pages for other reports and publications.
For model runs see the GMA 12 page.