IAH-MAR is a forum for information on the work within the international groundwater community
on the management and enhancement of aquifer recharge, a vital tool in the sustainable management of the world's underground water resources.
Sister sites available in Spanish and Chinese
News
ISMAR8 The 8th Annual International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge, Beijing, October 15-19 2013.
CALL FOR PAPERS released 19 Sept and abstracts due by 30 Nov 2012.
Plenary in IAH 39th Congress, Niagara Falls on 19 Sept 2012
Notes of the meeting are available (PDF, 1.3 MB)
Publication on clogging
There have been many studies of clogging of MAR projects, and the generic causes of clogging are well known. However, the reduction in hydraulic conductivity beneath infiltration facilities and around recharge wells is still a frequent reason for abandonment of MAR projects. The aim of an IAH Monograph on the topic is to draw together various fields of knowledge. We are inviting contributions to the development of the monograph. For more information and to register your interest download this form (DOC, 25 KB).
Global MAR inventory
IGRAC has drawn together a database of Managed Aquifer Recharge at a global scale. Information gathered is available via the IGRAC portal to provide a shared knowledge resource.
Renewal of Commission
All IAH Commissions were closed on 30 June 2011 by the IAH Executive as a measure for refreshing and rearranging functions. The Executive recognised the high level of activity of the Commission on MAR and its focus and our proposal to reform on 1 July 2011 was accepted by IAH Executive. The exercise helped us to rethink our objectives and activities as outlined in the proposal. Essentially the ambitious program already commenced continues with renewed energy. Announcements concerning new Commission activities and changes will be made in due course.
Recent publications
About IAH-MAR
IAH-MAR has its roots in the Working Group on Artificial Recharge, founded in 1998 by Ivan Johnson of AIJ Consultants in Denver and formerly of USGS, an activist for more than 30 years in artificial recharge research and practice, and leader of the ASCE/EWRI Standards Committee for Artificial Recharge. The group had its first meeting in November 2000 at Cape Town (IAH XXX). The change in name from 'Artificial Recharge' to 'Management of Aquifer Recharge' reflects the reality that water banking and bank filtration harness natural processes to manage and enhance aquifer recharge, a vital tool in the sustainable management of the world's groundwater resources.
AIMS: "IAH-MAR aims to expand water resources and improve water quality in ways that are appropriate, environmentally sustainable, technically viable, economical, and socially desirable. It will do this by encouraging development and adoption of improved practices for management of aquifer recharge. This will be achieved by increasing awareness of MAR among IAH members and the community, by facilitating international exchange of information between members (e.g. via a web page and an email list), by disseminating results of research and practical experience (e.g. via conferences and reference database), and by undertaking joint projects and activities identified as important by its members.
