DECISION SUPPORT FRAMEWORK
Navigate to the ATUR findings most relevant to your needs
Findings from the Arizona Tri-University Recharge and Water Reliability Project (ATUR) have been integrated into a 10-step decision support framework (DSF) to guide Arizona’s natural resource managers in enhancing capture and recharge of rain, snow, and urban runoff to support their water management objectives. It is a screening-level tool for navigating how and where to enhance natural groundwater recharge in Arizona given landscape-scale considerations. Detailed assessments of recharge suitability are left to site-specific analyses conducted by the user. Decisions for enhancing groundwater recharge should be made by natural resource managers based on their priorities and in consultation with legal advisors.
The DSF consists of a high-level flow chart and guide (available both as an interactive StoryMap and in PDF format) designed for use by any land or water manager as they consider options for enhancing capture and recharge in their jurisdiction. The 10-step flow chart considers groundwater management objectives, scale and location of the proposed solution, available water sources, recharge threshold criteria, capture and recharge opportunities, and potential costs, benefits, and constraints of possible options.
The DSF is intended to serve as a tool to help land and water managers navigate to the ATUR products and scientific information that are most relevant to their needs. We encourage the user to explore the interactive dashboards in the DSF StoryMap as well as other products and tools linked in the narrative as they consider each step of the framework.
