Groundwater Flow Modeling

in partnership with the Idaho Department of Water Resources (IDWR) and the Idaho Water Resource Board (IWRB), we are developing a numerical groundwater-flow model of the Treasure Valley and surrounding area. Resource managers will use the model to simulate potential human and climatic effects on groundwater for water-supply planning and management.

At the Idaho National Laboratory Project Office (INLPO), we employ advanced numerical models to enhance our understanding of groundwater flow and the transport of chemical and radiochemical constituents within the eastern Snake River Plain aquifer system. These models are vital tools for scientists, allowing them to systematically organize their knowledge of groundwater systems. They also provide...

Rapid population growth in the Wood River Valley since the 1970s has caused concern about the long-term sustainability of the groundwater resource. Water-resource planners and managers, as well as other decision makers, need a tool for water rights administration and water-resource management and planning.