Evaluating Travel Times Beneath an Artificial Recharge Pond Using Sulfur Hexafluoride

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Research Article| April 01, 2005 Evaluating Travel Times Beneath an Artificial Recharge Pond Using Sulfur Hexafluoride DROR AVISAR; DROR AVISAR 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar JORDAN F. CLARK JORDAN F. CLARK 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information DROR AVISAR 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 JORDAN F. CLARK 1Department of Geological Sciences, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Publisher: Association of Environmental & Engineering Geologists First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1558-9161 Print ISSN: 1078-7275 © 2005 Association of Engineering Geologists Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (2005) 11 (4): 309–317. https://doi.org/10.2113/11.4.309 Article history First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation DROR AVISAR, JORDAN F. CLARK; Evaluating Travel Times Beneath an Artificial Recharge Pond Using Sulfur Hexafluoride. Environmental & Engineering Geoscience 2005;; 11 (4): 309–317. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/11.4.309 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyEnvironmental & Engineering Geoscience Search Advanced Search Abstract Draft rules for artificial recharge operations, which use recycled waste water as a source water, require minimum travel times to production wells in California. Deliberate tracer experiments are the accepted method for determining travel times. An example of a tracer experiment using sulfur hexafluoride is discussed at an artificial recharge site located within a regional water table depression. The study shows the complexity in interpreting travel times because of the influence of recharge rates and water production. It also demonstrates the effectiveness of recovering recharged water at spreading basins surrounded by production wells. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.