The evolution of groundwater rights and groundwater management in New Mexico and the western United States

DuMars, Charles T.; Minier, Jeffrie

doi:10.1007/s10040-003-0303-3

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“…These aquifers provide drinking water for more than 25% of the world population and 50% of the United States population (Alley et al , 2002). In many arid areas, groundwater is the only source of fresh water for domestic and agricultural use, putting enormous pressure on groundwater resources in rapid growth areas such as the southwestern United States (DuMars and Minier, 2004; Zektser et al , 2005). Groundwater is also an important ecosystem resource and excessive and uncontrolled human use may lead to disruption of ecological functions and deleterious effects (Zektser et al , 2005; MacKey, 2006).…”

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Vegetation as affected by groundwater depth and microtopography in a shallow aquifer area of the Great Basin

Mata-González

McLendon²,

Martin³

et al. 2011

Ecohydrology

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This study was designed to better define the nature of the relationship among vegetation, groundwater level and microtopography in an arid area where depth to groundwater (DTW) was 0–4 m. Plant cover, DTW and relative elevations were jointly measured along 67 vegetation transects throughout the Owens Valley, CA, USA. These transects were dominated by major species of the area: Artemisia tridentata, Atriplex torreyi, Ericameria nauseosa, Distichlis spicata, Juncus arcticus, Leymus triticoides, Sarcobatus vermiculatus and Sporobolus airoides. Plant species occurrence was associated with different DTW. J. arcticus and D. spicata occurred more frequently in areas with the shallowest groundwater (<1·5 m). A. torreyi, L. triticoides and E. nauseosa dominated areas with intermediate DTW (1·5–2·0 m); whereas S. airoides, S. vermiculatus and A. tridentata dominated areas with deeper water tables (>2·0 m). Species were also linked to different microtopographic positions: L. triticoides and J. arcticus were mainly restricted to depressions whereas A. torreyi and A. tridentata were widely distributed in higher positions on the microtopographical gradient. Only 6% of the variation in vegetation cover was accounted for by DTW throughout the study area (N = 820). Cover of individual species was usually unaffected by DTW variation. Results suggest that species distribution is linked to groundwater conditions, but cover of vegetation is only partially affected by DTW variation. This is possible because water tables in our study area are within the rooting depth of most species and plants appear to be well adapted to shallow DTW variations. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Vegetation as affected by groundwater depth and microtopography in a shallow aquifer area of the Great Basin

Mata-González

McLendon²,

Martin³

et al. 2011

Ecohydrology

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“…A review of case studies in Australia (Bennett and Gardner 2014), Spain (Ross and Martinez-Santos 2009;Garrido and Llamas 2009), Chile (Hearne and Donoso 2005), several Western States in the US (Blomquist et al 2004;DuMars and Minier 2004;Schlager 2006) and France (Figureau et al 2015) suggests that the establishment of regulated abstraction management regimes is a three stage process. The first one consists of imposing a status quo and characterizing the extent of the problem.…”

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Social Justice and Groundwater Allocation in Agriculture: A French Case Study

Rinaudo¹,

Moreau²,

Garin

2016

Integrated Groundwater Management

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This chapter focuses on the design of rules for apportioning limited groundwater resources among agricultural users. It shows that different (often antagonist) conceptions of desirable water allocation rules co-exist within the agricultural community, reflecting farmers' differences in terms of economic self-interests, historical background and ethical values. Based on an empirical case study conducted in France, we disentangle the factors which determine the acceptability of alternative groundwater allocation rules by farmers, paying specific attention to the perception of their legitimacy, feasibility and social justice. We show that social justice plays a very significant role in the construction of the acceptability judgment, as already highlighted by a series of Australian studies.

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“…Boundary conditions must be appropriate and reflect what is happening in the area. Since there can be large uncertainties in the inputs for aquifer modelling, an element of risk should be incorporated into the results (DuMars and Minier, 2004;Sophocleous, 2000).…”

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“…Throughout the literature, groundwater planners have been using the principle of safe yield for planning decisions. The concept of safe yield is that the amount of water that can be removed from an area without lowering the groundwater levels should be equivalent to the recharge of the system (DuMars and Minier, 2004). It has been shown that safe yield does not work to maintain groundwater resources because it does not take into account evapotranspiration, or the discharge from groundwater to streams (Bredehoeft, 2002;Bredehoeft, 1997;Kendy, 2003;Sakiyan and Yazicigil, 2004;Sophocleous, 2000;Sophocleous, 1997).…”

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“…Water management in the United States (US) has been active for a long time especially in the western states where water resources can be quite scarce. Groundwater accounts for approximately one third of the water supply in the western US (DuMars and Minier, 2004). Historically there have been several methods for water management that were usually controlled by the state in the form of water rights.…”

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The evolution of groundwater rights and groundwater management in New Mexico and the western United States

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Vegetation as affected by groundwater depth and microtopography in a shallow aquifer area of the Great Basin

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Social Justice and Groundwater Allocation in Agriculture: A French Case Study

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