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| Restoration of the Great Lakes Basin Water through the Use of Conservation Credits |
| Status: |
Completed |
| Grantee: |
Michigan State University |
| Grant Amount: |
$540,000 |
| Award Date: |
December 10, 2004 |
| Contact: |
John Bartholic |
| Phone: |
517-353-9785 |
| E-mail: |
bartholi@msu.edu |
| Category: |
Natural Flow Regimes |
| Origination: |
RFP - Growing Water รณ Improving the Ability of the Great Lakes Basin to Support Future Water Needs |
The team will develop a water-balance decision support system that will, in turn, support the research and development of a water conservation credit system. The team will support and build on existing efforts to link three existing models-surface hydrology, groundwater movement and in-stream biological condition-to evaluate the potential consequences of changes in groundwater withdrawals. The team will estimate the impact of various water conservation and water harvesting techniques on groundwater supply. The team expects to run these linked models in two selected watersheds to prototype a water conservation credit verification system. In these watersheds, the estimated effect of installing practices to enhance groundwater recharge would be balanced against new requests for withdrawals. |
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