TAAP Publications

TAAP-Official Binational Report

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The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico (IBWC)
have completed the Binational Study of the Transboundary San Pedro Aquifer. 

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Summer Wave: In-Person TAAP Meeting Held in Arizona

On June 6, 2023, US team members from the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP) met at the WRRC to talk about past, current, and future research and…

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Increasing the visibility of transboundary groundwater

Released on World Water Day 2022, the 2022 United Nations World Water Development Report, Groundwater: Making the invisible visible [1], highlights…

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Advances in Transboundary Aquifer Assessment

Groundwater serves the drinking water needs of about 50% of the global population and contributes to over 40% of the global production of irrigated crops. Over…

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Project Title: Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP): Arizona Water Resources Research Center Effort

In 2017, the University of Arizona Water Resources Research Center started working on a Five-Year Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program (TAAP) effort funded…

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Hydrogeomorphologic Mapping of the Transboundary San Pedro Aquifer: A Tool for Groundwater Characterization

Abstract Hydrogeomorphology is an emerging discipline that studies the relationship between landforms and hydrology, focusing on groundwater and surface…

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WATER MANAGEMENT ON THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER: ACHIEVING WATER SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE THROUGH CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION

Contributing Authors: Christopher Brown (New Mexico State University), Paul Ganster (San Diego State University), Hilda García (El Colegio de la Frontera…

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Assessing Groundwater Withdrawal Sustainability in the Mexican Portion of the Transboundary Santa Cruz River Aquifer

The impact of climate uncertainties is already evident in the border communities of the United States and Mexico. This semi-arid to arid border region has…

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Tackling Wicked Water Problems in the Transboundary Colorado River Basin

A 20-minute presentation, Tackling Wicked Water Problems in the Transboundary Colorado River Basin, is available for viewing on the WRRC website. This recorded…

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Science and Binational Cooperation: Bidirectionality in theTransboundary Aquifer Assessment Program in the Arizona-Sonora Border Region

Abstract:Sharing scientific data and information is often cited within academic literature as aninitial step of water cooperation, but the transfer of research…

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A Review of Climate Change Impacts on the USA-Mexico Transboundary Santa Cruz River Basin

Abstract: In the parched Upper Santa Cruz River Basin (USCRB), a binational USA–Mexico basin, the water resources depend on rainfall-triggered infrequent flow…

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The U.S.-Mexico Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program as a Model for Transborder Groundwater Collaboration

The assessment of transboundary aquifers is essential for the development of groundwater management strategies and the sustainable use of groundwater resources.

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WRRC Weekly Wave: Transboundary and International Groundwater Topics Fill Events Calendar

The Permanent Forum of Binational Waters is hosting the US-Mexico Transboundary Groundwater Conference, “Innovation and Creativity: Strategies for…

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Impacts of Variable Climate and Effluent Flows on the Transboundary Santa Cruz Aquifer

Impacts of Variable Climate and Effluent Flows on the Transboundary Santa Cruz Aquifer

ABSTRACT: Assessing groundwater resources in the arid and semiarid borderlands of the United States and Mexico represents a challenge for land and water…

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Ambos Nogales Effluent

Perennial flows in the United States of America (US) portion of the Santa Cruz River downstream from the Nogales International Wastewater Treatment Plant (…

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On August 19, 2009, the Principal Engineers representing the binational International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) signed the "Joint Report of the Principal Engineers Regarding the Joint Cooperative Process United States-Mexico for the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program" (Joint Report). The Joint Report enabled scientists and government officials from the United States and Mexico to partner in assessing their shared aquifers, an effort that aligns with principles that advance sustainable groun

Weekly Wave - Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of the Transboundary Aquifer Assessment Program and the Importance of its Joint Cooperative Process

On August 19, 2009, the Principal Engineers representing the binational International Boundary and Water Commission (IBWC) signed the "Joint Report of the…

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