Successfully Reducing Your Groundwater Footprint and Second and Third Order Effects

Fort Huachuca has been very successful at reducing its groundwater footprint through conservation, reuse, and recharge, but there are second and third order effects of doing so. Conservation reduces the amount of water available for treatment, reuse, and recharge. Effective conservation also results in increasing concentrations in influent at a wastewater treatment plant that require adjustments in the treatment processes. Ms. Mulhern's presentation will explain how Fort Huachuca has been successful and how it is coping with its challenges.