Recharge / Discharge

Recharge Natural recharge comes from precipitation, streams, and other sources of water. Areas of land that allows available water to enter the aquifer are recharge areas.

Recharge

Artificial Recharge takes place when treated water is put back into the aquifer through deep wells. These are called injection wells.

Discharge
A volume of water being pumped from groundwater or surface water systems caused from pressure within ground formations.

The Hueco Bolson's fresh water has been pumped approximately twenty-five times faster than what is being recharged. Through increased conservation, reuse of treated water, and surface water allocations (without drought) the dependency on the Hueco Bolson will decrease, therefore, reduce the rate of discharge.