The Case for Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Tool to Enhance Water and Energy Resilience
Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) enhances groundwater storage and has untapped potential to support energy systems. It can improve water reliability for thermoelectric and hydropower facilities, especially amid rising energy demands and water stress. A near-term opportunity is to evaluate MAR's benefits through computer simulations at various scales, from single plants to regional watersheds. These studies could guide follow on work, uncover modeling/data challenges, and inform best practices. Success measures include increased water availability, reduced energy production curtailments, and growing awareness of MAR's potential role in water-energy resilience.
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AB - Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) enhances groundwater storage and has untapped potential to support energy systems. It can improve water reliability for thermoelectric and hydropower facilities, especially amid rising energy demands and water stress. A near-term opportunity is to evaluate MAR's benefits through computer simulations at various scales, from single plants to regional watersheds. These studies could guide follow on work, uncover modeling/data challenges, and inform best practices. Success measures include increased water availability, reduced energy production curtailments, and growing awareness of MAR's potential role in water-energy resilience.
AU - Ferencz, Stephen
A2 - Giovando, Jeremy
A3 - Valencia, Miguel
A4 - Day-Lewis, Fred
DB - Energy-Water Resilience
DP - Open EI | National Laboratory of the Rockies
DO -
KW - managed aquifer recharge
KW - groundwater
KW - water reliability
KW - test cases
KW - regional modeling
KW - water management
KW - energy production
KW - MAR
KW - groundwater storage
KW - storage
LA - English
DA - 2026/01/16
PY - 2026
PB - PNNL
T1 - The Case for Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Tool to Enhance Water and Energy Resilience
UR - https://ewr.openei.org/submissions/60
ER -
Ferencz, Stephen, et al. The Case for Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Tool to Enhance Water and Energy Resilience. PNNL, 16 January, 2026, Energy-Water Resilience. https://ewr.openei.org/submissions/60.
Ferencz, S., Giovando, J., Valencia, M., & Day-Lewis, F. (2026). The Case for Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Tool to Enhance Water and Energy Resilience. [Data set]. Energy-Water Resilience. PNNL. https://ewr.openei.org/submissions/60
Ferencz, Stephen, Jeremy Giovando, Miguel Valencia, and Fred Day-Lewis. The Case for Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Tool to Enhance Water and Energy Resilience. PNNL, January, 16, 2026. Distributed by Energy-Water Resilience. https://ewr.openei.org/submissions/60
@misc{EWR_Dataset_60,
title = {The Case for Managed Aquifer Recharge as a Tool to Enhance Water and Energy Resilience},
author = {Ferencz, Stephen and Giovando, Jeremy and Valencia, Miguel and Day-Lewis, Fred},
abstractNote = {Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) enhances groundwater storage and has untapped potential to support energy systems. It can improve water reliability for thermoelectric and hydropower facilities, especially amid rising energy demands and water stress. A near-term opportunity is to evaluate MAR's benefits through computer simulations at various scales, from single plants to regional watersheds. These studies could guide follow on work, uncover modeling/data challenges, and inform best practices. Success measures include increased water availability, reduced energy production curtailments, and growing awareness of MAR's potential role in water-energy resilience.},
url = {https://ewr.openei.org/submissions/60},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Energy-Water Resilience, PNNL, https://ewr.openei.org/submissions/60},
note = {Accessed: 2026-06-17}
}
Details
Data from Jan 16, 2026
Last updated Jan 16, 2026
Submitted Jan 16, 2026
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Stephen Ferencz
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Keywords
managed aquifer recharge, groundwater, water reliability, test cases, regional modeling, water management, energy production, MAR, groundwater storage, storageDOE Project Details
Project Name White Papers on Ideas to Advance Energy-Water Resilience
Project Lead
Project Number WP-060