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Table ES -1. Recharge Demonstration Projects <br />Demonstration <br />Project <br />Project Description <br />Findings and Status <br />Rillito Creek <br />Proposed the construction of an inflatable dam to <br />Design and construction were investigated but <br />Arizona <br />impound storm water and induce infiltration within <br />never initiated - the sponsor continues to study <br />the stream using unappropriated excess water <br />this alternative and other options <br />Denver Basin <br />Constructed and operated an injection well and <br />The local aquifer was successfully recharged, <br />Colorado <br />recovery well system to supplement municipal <br />and the project inspired further planning to <br />drinking water supplies <br />evaluate additional recharge projects <br />Southwest District <br />Diverted surface water to sediment ponds before <br />The project successfully demonstrated recharge <br />Idaho <br />gravity injection using existing farm production <br />to agricultural water users, and the sponsor is <br />wells retrofitted for passive recharge <br />expanding recharge based on project results <br />Equus Beds <br />Demonstrated the feasibility of passive injection <br />The local aquifer was successfully recharged <br />Kansas <br />and infiltration using surface water to replenish <br />and the sponsor is moving forward with plans for <br />the aquifer and exclude chloride intrusion <br />full -scale recharge development <br />Turner - Hogeland <br />Research studies of crop stubble management <br />The project successfully demonstrated enhanced <br />Montana <br />as a hydrologic practice to retain additional snow <br />natural recharge and was restored after <br />to enhance infiltration of spring snowmelt <br />demonstration phase ended <br />Wood River <br />Diverted water through a pipeline to constructed <br />The project successfully demonstrated passive <br />Nebraska <br />infiltration spreading basins to produce localized <br />recharge, the site was restored, and the sponsor <br />recharge to augment irrigation water <br />is reviewing other possible recharge projects <br />York <br />Constructed a small reservoir and spreading <br />Surface infiltration recharge was successfully <br />Nebraska <br />basins for passive recharge and tested prototype <br />demonstrated and tested but did not operate <br />active injection well and inline treatment systems <br />prototype inline treatment or injection well <br />Washoe <br />Diverted surface water to conventional treatment <br />Successfully recharged the local aquifer, the <br />Nevada <br />plant and then injected the drinking water for later <br />project facilities continue to provide recharge <br />use by suburban community water systems <br />when water is available <br />Blaine Gypsum <br />Injected excess storm runoff into the local karst <br />Successfully demonstrated recharge of the local <br />Oklahoma <br />aquifer to supplement local agricultural irrigation <br />aquifer and the sponsor is considering plans to <br />water supplies <br />continue recharge operations <br />Hermiston <br />Studied potential transfer of water from local <br />Project was not constructed due to unforseen <br />Oregon <br />shallow aquifer that is naturally recharged to the <br />problems, and the sponsor is considering other <br />local confined deep aquifer <br />recharge and water supply alternatives <br />Huron <br />Diverted excess surface water during high flow <br />This project successfully recharged the local <br />South Dakota <br />conditions to a water treatment plant and injected <br />aquifer, and may continue to operate depending <br />the drinking water into a local glacial aquifer <br />on water availability and water supply needs <br />Hueco Bolson <br />Studied an existing artificial recharge project to <br />Treatment plant processes were improved and <br />Texas <br />determine short-term and long -term affects and <br />environmental impacts were quantified to <br />methods to improve operational efficiency <br />evaluate the potential for continued operations <br />SE Salt Lake <br />Constructed an inline treatment plant and <br />This project successfully demonstrated recharge <br />Utah <br />injection wells to treat stream water and inject <br />of the local aquifer and paved the way for a full <br />drinking water to supply peak summer demand <br />scale recharge project <br />Highline <br />Installed a well field to recharge surface water <br />This project successfully recharged the local <br />Washington <br />treated to drinking water quality into a glacial <br />aquifer in continued operations, and the sponsor <br />aquifer to supply peak summer demand I <br />will expand operations elsewhere <br />cxecunve aummary E5 <br />