Floridan Aquifer System Groundwater Availability Study

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• USGS SIR Release: Hydrogeologic Setting, Conceptual Groundwater Flow System, and Hydrologic Conditions 1995–2010 in Florida and Parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina

  A new Scientific Investigations Report (SIR2018-5030) has been released which provides an overview of the current (1995–2010) hydrologic conditions and a preliminary water budget with estimates of the major flow components of the Floridan aquifer system...

  4 May 2018 usgs.gov

• Lake Miccosukee Sinkhole Hike: Floridan Aquifer Exposed!

  Low rain has exposed a sinkhole or two on Lake Miccosukee, offering a glimpse into the forces that created our largest area lakes, and their connections to the Floridan Aquifer....

  12 February 2018 wfsu.org

• A new nationwide assessment by the U.S. Geological Survey suggests that the nation’s brackish groundwater could help stretch limited freshwater supplies

  This study, the first of its kind in more than 50 years, found that the amount of brackish groundwater underlying the country is more than 800 times the amount currently used each year. With issues like drought, groundwater depletion, dwindling freshwater supplies, and demand for groundwater expected to continue to rise, understanding brackish groundwater supplies can help determine whether they can supplement or replace taxed freshwater sources in water-stressed areas...

  5 April 2017 usgs.gov

• 360 Degree Tour of the Floridan Aquifer System

  Walking on Water is an environmental education program funded by the National Geographic Society for 5th graders in Florida. This virtual tour takes viewers on a trip through the cave system at Blue Spring...

  29 March 2017 Walking on Water

• Mesmerizing Photos Reveal Hidden World of Underwater Caves

  Dye experiments and a 360-degree tour are helping Floridians understand their water supply...

  29 March 2017 National Geographic

• New USGS report released on methods for simulating groundwater flow in karst aquifers

  Understanding karst aquifers, for purposes of their management and protection, poses unique challenges. Karst aquifers are characterized by groundwater flow through conduits (tertiary porosity), and (or) layers with interconnected pores (secondary porosity) and through intergranular porosity (primary or matrix porosity)...

  23 September 2016 usgs.gov

• Massive sinkhole drains contaminated water into Floridan aquifer

  A massive sinkhole on top of a Mosaic gypsum stack near Mulberry allowed millions of gallons of contaminated water to flow into the Floridan Aquifer.

  16 September 2016 wfla.com

• September 6 is "Protect Your Groundwater Day"

  Everyone can and should do something to protect groundwater. Why? We all have a stake in maintaining its quality and quantity.

  18 August 2016 The National Groundwater Association

• County water planning will require work, board told

  If Polk County’s public utilities hope to develop the 46 million gallons per day of additional water they’ll need to meet demand by 2035, a lot of work lies ahead of them, a team of consultants told the Polk County Water Cooperative board Monday.

  17 August 2016 The Ledger

• 10,000-foot injection well could change how Miami flushes

  Miami-Dade is drilling the state’s deepest municipal injection well on Virginia Key. Geologists are studying whether treated sewage can be injected deeper into the earth. The project is part of a $5.2 billion effort to overhaul Dade’s sewage disposal system.

  8 April 2016 Miami Herald

• Finding answers to meet water demands in south Lake

  For the first time in history, the St. Johns River Water Management District, the South Florida Water Management District and the Southwest Florida Water Management District all have approved a regional water supply plan for Central Florida to ensure adequate water supply for the region through 2035.

  29 November 2015 Daily Commercial

• USGS Recognizes "Protect Your Groundwater Day," September 8, 2015

  The U.S. Geological Survey joins our partners in the groundwater community in recognizing September 8, 2015, as Protect Your Groundwater Day because groundwater is important to all of us!

  2 September 2015 USGS

• SRWMD Kicks-off Aquifer Recharge and Springs Restoration Project

  A project in Dixie and Lafayette counties is reestablishing natural drainage patterns to recharge the Upper Floridan aquifer and enhance spring flows …

  31 August 2015 floridawaterdaily.com

• River battle: Central Florida and St. Johns Riverkeeper clash over water usage

  A driving force behind the Central Florida Water Initiative is a recognition that the aquifer’s limit is being reached as a source of water for the Orlando area. In the search for alternative water supplies, the draft report identifies three locations along the St. Johns River for up to 160 million gallons of water withdrawals per day …

  29 August 2015 Florida Times-Union

• Reducing nitrates priority in Rainbow Springs plan

  Public awareness is crucial to fewer nitrates reaching the Floridan aquifer, Florida Department of Environmental Protection officials said while presenting their draft Basin Management Action Plan (BMAP) for Rainbow Springs on Thursday afternoon at the Dunnellon Public Library …

  27 August 2015 Ocala Star-Banner

• South Lake cities get millions to find new water sources

  The cities of Groveland and Clermont this week received sizable grants from the St. Johns River Water Management District to fund alternative water supplies for an area of the state that is fast running out of water …

  13 August 2015 dailycommercial.com

• NASA balances water budget with new estimates of liquid assets

  Many pressing questions about Earth's climate revolve around water. With droughts and flooding an ongoing concern, people want to know how much water is on the move and where it is going. To help answer those questions, a new NASA study provides estimates for the global water cycle budget for the first decade of the 21st century, taking the pulse of the planet and setting a baseline for future comparisons …

  8 July 2015 phys.org

• NASA Satellites Show World's Thirst For Groundwater

  New data from NASA's GRACE satellites show that many of the world's biggest aquifers are being sucked dry at a rate far greater than they are being replenished …

  17 June 2015 NPR

• Study: Third of Big Groundwater Basins in Distress

  About one third of Earth's largest groundwater basins are being rapidly depleted by human consumption, despite having little accurate data about how much water remains in them, according to two new studies led by the University of California, Irvine (UCI), using data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites …

  16 June 2015 NASA JPL

• Corps releases comprehensive study on Aquifer Storage & Recovery capabilities

  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District has released a comprehensive study on research related to the use of Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR), an Everglades restoration component proposed as part of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan (CERP) to recharge, store and recover water underground for ecological restoration uses …

  16 June 2015 USACE

• Sierra Club seeks federal protection for Florida's aquifer

  Florida's aquifer needs special protection from being overpumped, the Sierra Club contends in a petition sent to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency …

  5 May 2015 Tampa Bay Times

• USGS issues revised framework for hydrogeology of Floridan aquifer

  USGS scientists have updated the hydrogeologic framework for the Floridan aquifer system that underlies Florida and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina …

  21 Apr 2015 USGS

• USGS Professional Paper 1807 released

  The hydrogeologic framework for the Floridan aquifer system has been revised throughout its extent in Florida and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina. The updated framework generally conforms to the original framework …

  8 Apr 2015 USGS

• USGS Data Series 926 released

  Digital surfaces and thicknesses of selected hydrogeologic units of the Floridan aquifer system were developed to define an updated hydrogeologic framework as part of the U.S. Geological Survey Groundwater Resources Program. The dataset contains structural surfaces …

  8 Apr 2015 USGS

• Ga. Senate approves bill to protect the Floridan aquifer

  State senators approved a bill Friday designed to protect the aquifer that provides drinking water for areas of coastal Georgia …

  13 Mar 2015 Atlanta Journal-Constitution

• Orange County hopes deep wells spare springs and wetlands

  Orange County is asking regulators today for permission to drill wells that will go far deeper and cost a lot more than usual …

  9 Feb 2015 Orlando Sentinel

• USGS releases overview of water quality in the Upper Floridan aquifer

  About 10 million people rely on groundwater from the Upper Floridan and surficial aquifers for drinking water. The Upper Floridan aquifer also is of primary importance to the region as a source of water for irrigation and as a source of crystal clear water that discharges to springs and streams …

  21 Jan 2015 USGS

• USGS Technical Announcement

  Bacteria No Match for Deep Floridan Aquifer: New USGS study assesses the fate of coliform bacteria in recharged water …

  11 Mar 2014 USGS

• State Geologists Mapping Florida Sinkholes

  The Florida Geological Survey is currently under contract with the Division of Emergency Management with the funding through FEMA to conduct a pilot study program of sinkhole activity in Suwannee, Hamilton and Columbia counties …

  27 Dec 2013 WCTV

• Georgia, SC must reach agreement on water use

  Yet another group has been formed to address the competing water interests of Georgia and South Carolina, this one a caucus of legislators representing counties along either side of the Savannah River …

  29 Sep 2013 The Island Packet

• Is a Salinity Monitoring Network “Worth Its Salt”?

  Saltwater intrusion threatens the water supplies of many coastal communities. Management of these water supplies requires well-designed and properly maintained and operated salinity monitoring networks …

  25 Sep 2013 USGS

• State prohibits new water pumping on Georgia coast

  Georgia is further prohibiting new groundwater pumping in Coastal Georgia to protect existing wells from becoming contaminated with salt …

  22 May 2013 Savannah Morning News

• Hilton Head district drills well to combat saltwater intrusion

  Little progress made between SC, GA to curb overpumping of aquifer …

  18 Apr 2013 The Island Packet