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The transboundariness approach and prioritization of transboundary aquifers between Mexico and Texas
Rosario Sanchez1, Laura Rodriguez2, Cecilia Tortajada3
1Texas Water Resources Institute, Texas A&M University, MS 2260 TAMU, College Station, TX, 77845, USA. rosario@tamu.edu.
Abstract:
"Transboundariness" refers to a new approach that identifies and prioritizes transboundary aquifers using socio-economic and political criteria, improving their characterization by using other variables in addition to their mere physical boundaries. This approach is applied to the hydrogeological units/aquifers shared by Mexico and Texas, with the following results. First, the rankings agree with the current level of attention to transboundary aquifers in the region by both countries, providing a quantifiable system that could be tested in other transboundary aquifers. Second, this approach provides a holistic and integrative perspective for transboundary aquifer assessment and prioritization. Third, this prioritization exercise expands the criteria currently used into a more integrative regime of groundwater links to the community as a whole. Finally, the results reflect not only how the transboundary aquifers are being used (or neglected) but also the socio-political context of the populations that depend on these resources for current and future development.
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