Direct recharge injection of underground water reservoirs
AssigneePS Systems Inc.
InventorsStanley R. Peters, Donald O. Summers
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Abstract
An underground porosity water storage reservoir minimizes the impacts on surface uses of the reservoir site. Furthermore, a method of operating an underground porosity storage reservoir minimizes damage to the reservoir due to injecting sediment-laden water or water that is chemically incompatible with the porous material in the underground reservoir. The underground porosity water storage reservoir reduces temperature impacts on surface waters due to the discharge of stored water. A method of using the porosity storage reservoir to minimize adverse temperature impacts when discharging water to a surface body is disclosed.
Claims19
A subsurface water storage system for receiving and storing substantially sediment-free water from a surface water body containing sediment-laden water, the subsurface water storage system comprising:
- an underground porosity storage reservoir storing water, the underground porosity storage reservoir including an underground vessel formed by one or more substantially water-impermeable, man-made barriers and an aquiclude, the vessel defining a volume such that the volume is substantially hydrologically separate from an environment exterior to the volume;
- at least one aquifer well coupled to the underground reservoir by piping, the at least one aquifer well being located in an aquifer that is hydrologically connected to the surface water body, each well having a wellhead;
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- a pump pumping water from the aquifer into the underground reservoir via the at least one aquifer well when water from the surface water body is available to be stored, the water substantially free of sediments found in the surface water body.
A subsurface water storage system for receiving and storing substantially sediment-free water from a surface water body containing sediment-laden water, the subsurface water storage system comprising:
- an underground porosity storage reservoir storing water, the underground porosity storage reservoir including an underground vessel formed by one or more substantially water-impermeable, man-made barriers and an aquiclude, the vessel defining a volume such that the volume is substantially hydrologically separate from an environment exterior to the volume;
- a reservoir well located in the underground porosity storage reservoir;
- an aquifer well located in an aquifer that is hydrologically connected to the surface water body;
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- a pump for transferring water from the aquifer well to the reservoir well when water from the surface water body is available to be stored, wherein the water transferred from the aquifer is substantially free of sediments found in the surface water body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.