What is a recharge facility?
A recharge facility is where water is collected for dispersal into the aquifer. Sometimes it is a pond or series of ponds where water is held while it is infiltrating into the aquifer. A recharge facility may also use a pump to inject water directly into the aquifer. Neither of these methods will be used in the Agua Fria project. Ponds attract birds that are hazardous to aircraft and mosquitoes that are hazardous to the human population. The Agua Fria Project will use either an in-channel surface infiltration with berms, L-bars and T-bars in the river channel.
