Mesilla aquifer project

Scientists with the U.S. Geological Survey and the New Mexico Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources are estimating changes in the amount of groundwater stored in the Mesilla Basin aquifer by precisely measuring differences in the acceleration of gravity at several locations. The change in aquifer storage is an important component of the water budget. The microgravity survey will be repeated throughout 2016. The microgravity survey is part of a larger, long-term hydrologic monitoring program. The Mesilla Basin monitoring program is a cooperative effort between the USGS, the City of Las Cruces Utilities the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer, Interstate Stream Commission, New Mexico Environment Department, International Boundary [...]