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Center for Research in Water ResourcesCenter for Research in Water ResourcesThe University of Texas at AustinThe University of Texas at Austin

Binational Water Management Binational Water Management Information System:Information System:

Rio Grande BasinRio Grande Basin

Carlos Patiño

Daene McKinney, David Maidment, Rebecca Teasley

SCERP/USGS US-Mexico Border GIS

SummitApril 10, 2006El Paso, Texas

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Binational Water Management Information Binational Water Management Information System:System:

Rio Grande BasinRio Grande Basin• Motivation Motivation

– Water scarcity over 10+ years in the basin necessitatesWater scarcity over 10+ years in the basin necessitates• Develop new planning toolsDevelop new planning tools• Determine water availability in the basinDetermine water availability in the basin• Provide analysis for improved water managementProvide analysis for improved water management

• ObjectivesObjectives– Develop a comprehensive, bi-national, basin-scale Develop a comprehensive, bi-national, basin-scale

Geodatabase for the Rio Grande/Bravo basin Geodatabase for the Rio Grande/Bravo basin • GeoGeoreferenced (GIS) Relational referenced (GIS) Relational DatabaseDatabase

– Organized according to the Organized according to the basin principlebasin principle• Watersheds delineated and hydrologic parameters Watersheds delineated and hydrologic parameters

calculatedcalculated• Hydrologic and related data accessible for analysis (including Hydrologic and related data accessible for analysis (including

time series)time series)• Available to stakeholdersAvailable to stakeholders

– Mexican and US federal, state, and local organizations Mexican and US federal, state, and local organizations – Assist in US-Mexican bi-national cooperation concerning Assist in US-Mexican bi-national cooperation concerning

water in the basinwater in the basin

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Project CollaborationProject Collaboration

ParticipantsParticipants• University of Texas at Austin University of Texas at Austin • Comisión Nacional del AguaComisión Nacional del Agua

COMISIÓN NACIONALDEL AGUA

SupportSupport• Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia Instituto Mexicano de Tecnologia

del Aguadel Agua

• Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Geografia e InformaticaGeografia e Informatica

• Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad JuarezJuarez

• North American Development bankNorth American Development bank

• Texas Commission on Texas Commission on Environmental QualityEnvironmental Quality

• IBWC/CILAIBWC/CILA

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Rio Grande BasinRio Grande Basin

228,000 km2 (Mexico) 228,000 km2 (Mexico) + +

327,000 km2 (US)327,000 km2 (US) = = 555,000 km2555,000 km2 (Total)(Total)

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Hydrologic Information System

Analysis, Modeling, Decision Making

Arc Hydro Geodatabase

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Waterbodys

Monitoring Points

Streams

Watersheds

ArcHydroArcHydroWhat is it?What is it?

Combine to Combine to represent a represent a basinbasin

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Regionalization for Large BasinsRegionalization for Large Basins

Digital Elevation Model for Mexico. Source: INEGI

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Digital Elevation Model for U.S. Source: USGS

• Rio Grande DEMRio Grande DEM (30mx30m)30mx30m)– Basin > 500 million cellsBasin > 500 million cells

• Too many cells to processToo many cells to process

• Break it down Break it down – Regions < 50 million cellsRegions < 50 million cells

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Rasters & Regionalization (cont.)Rasters & Regionalization (cont.)

Buffered DEM Burn the Streams

Fill the sinksFlow Direction Grid

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Regionalization (cont.)Regionalization (cont.)

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Rio Conchos Sub-basinRio Conchos Sub-basin

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Binational GeodatabaseBinational GeodatabaseTracing upstream from Amistad Res.

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1 RG @ EL PASO 70,464.45 70,464 0.002 RG @ FORT QUITMAN 78,488.88 82,699 5.093 ALAMITO @ PRESIDEO 4,021.94 3,894 -3.294 RG BL CONCHOS 164,038.91 163,977 -0.045 TERLIGUA NR TERLINGUA 2,820.81 2,770 -1.836 RG @ JOHNSON RANCH 174,718.38 175,423 0.407 RG @ FOSTER RANCH 208,672.68 209,031 0.178 PR @ RED BLUFF 50,586.73 50,587 0.009 PR @ ORLA 54,697.86 54,910 0.39

10 DEVILS NR JUNO 7,180.56 7,068 -1.6011 DEVILS @ PAFFORD 10,102.30 10,252 1.4612 RG @ DEL RIO 332,099.05 327,294 -1.4713 SAN FELIPE NR DEL RIO 120.44 119 -1.1314 PINTO NR DEL RIO 612.94 645 4.9215 RG @ PED NEGR 341,530.93 329,596 -3.6216 RG @ LAREDO 355,162.42 343,229 -3.4817 RG BL FALCON 425,313.67 412,331 -3.1518 RG BL RG CITY 462,357.51 451,402 -2.4319 RG BL ANZALDUAS 466,939.35 455,933 -2.41

Gage NameCRWR Total Drainage Area of the Rio Grande

Basin (SqKm)

IBWC/USGS Total Drainage Area of the Rio Grande Basin

(SqKm) from TCEQ

Difference (%) CRWR Vs

IBWC/USGSGage

Results and ValidationResults and Validation

Drainage area comparison Drainage area comparison in the Rio Grande basin in the Rio Grande basin

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Time Series in the GeodatabaseTime Series in the Geodatabase

Monitoring points have time series

Over 5,000,000 time series records todayOver 5,000,000 time series records today

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Water Quality GeodatabaseWater Quality Geodatabase

• Related to the Water Quantity GeodatabaseRelated to the Water Quantity Geodatabase• Uses binational Water Quality criteria from Uses binational Water Quality criteria from

– TCEQ, SEMARNAT, EPA, CNA, IBWC, USGSTCEQ, SEMARNAT, EPA, CNA, IBWC, USGS


DEMO in GISDEMO in GIS

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ConclusionsConclusions

• Binational geodatabases created for Rio Grande Binational geodatabases created for Rio Grande basinbasin– Both water quantity and qualityBoth water quantity and quality– Includes more than 5 million time series recordsIncludes more than 5 million time series records– Available to Mexican and U. S. federal, state, and local Available to Mexican and U. S. federal, state, and local

organizations organizations – Illustrates US-Mexican binational cooperation in the water Illustrates US-Mexican binational cooperation in the water

sectorsector

• Bi-national geodatabase being used in simulation Bi-national geodatabase being used in simulation models for the basin tomodels for the basin to– Explore new approaches to improve water management Explore new approaches to improve water management

planning in the basinplanning in the basin• Comprehensive, outcome-neutral, model-based planningComprehensive, outcome-neutral, model-based planning• System-wide analytical capability (database, planning models, System-wide analytical capability (database, planning models,

and stakeholder-driven scenarios)and stakeholder-driven scenarios)

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ArcHydro Training Courses & ArcHydro Training Courses & Technology TransferTechnology Transfer

• U.S.U.S.– Training Course – TCEQ, IBWC, USGS, UTEPTraining Course – TCEQ, IBWC, USGS, UTEP– Consultation – USGS, USEPA, IBWC, TCEQConsultation – USGS, USEPA, IBWC, TCEQ– Installation – IBWC and UTEPInstallation – IBWC and UTEP

• MexicoMexico– Training Course – CNA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, UACJ, Training Course – CNA, Tecnologico de Monterrey, UACJ,

University of Nuevo Leon, IMTA, and CILA (in Spanish)University of Nuevo Leon, IMTA, and CILA (in Spanish)– Consultation CNA, CILA, IMTA, Tecnologico de Consultation CNA, CILA, IMTA, Tecnologico de

MonterreyMonterrey– Installation – CNA, IMTA, Tecnologico de MonterreyInstallation – CNA, IMTA, Tecnologico de Monterrey

• SpainSpain– Training Course – Valencia, Spain (in Spanish)Training Course – Valencia, Spain (in Spanish)

• DistributionDistribution– Mexican and U. S. federal, state, and local agenciesMexican and U. S. federal, state, and local agencies– IBWC and CILAIBWC and CILA– Mexican and U. S. NGOs and universitiesMexican and U. S. NGOs and universities

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Geodatabase Distribution and Course MaterialsGeodatabase Distribution and Course Materialshttp://http://www.crwr.utexas.edu/riogrande.shtmlwww.crwr.utexas.edu/riogrande.shtml

http://http://arcims.crwr.utexas.edu/website/riograndearcims.crwr.utexas.edu/website/riogrande//ftp://ftp.crwr.utexas.edu/pub/outgoing/patinoc/ArcHydro_Monterrey/ftp://ftp.crwr.utexas.edu/pub/outgoing/patinoc/ArcHydro_Monterrey/

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