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CAREER: Advancing Managed Aquifer Recharge on Agricultural Land by Understanding the Redis — NSF Award to Carnegie Mellon Universi

Reliable water supplies in agricultural regions are critical for long-term water and food security. A strategy called "managed aquifer recharge" stores extra surface water in aquifers. During wet periods, farmlands can be flooded to replenish groundwater. This water can later be used during dry periods or drought. This

Award titleCAREER: Advancing Managed Aquifer Recharge on Agricultural Land by Understanding the Redis
Award ID2544063
AwardeeCarnegie Mellon University
CityPITTSBURGH
StatePA
Amount obligated$735,333
Principal investigatorSarah Fakhreddine
ProgramEnvE-Environmental Engineering
Start date05/01/2026
AbstractReliable water supplies in agricultural regions are critical for long-term water and food security. A strategy called "managed aquifer recharge" stores extra surface water in aquifers. During wet periods, farmlands can be flooded to replenish groundwater. This water can later be used during dry periods or drought. This approach increases water supplies, but it can also affect water quality. Soils naturally contain toxic metals such as arsenic and uranium. When soil conditions change during flood
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