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U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
USGS Regional Assessment of the Floridan Aquifer System:Updating the hydrogeologic framework andunderlying hydrologic databases that are beingused for future modeling efforts
Prepared for the South Florida Hydrologic SocietyLester J. Williams and Joe D. Hughes
4/18/2011
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Presentation OutlineGive you overview of project background (issues) and objectivesDatabases and Framework
Hydrogeologic FrameworkDatabase DevelopmentLong-term hydrologic recordsSprings and SW InventoryPotentiometric MapWater-Use Data CompilationModel Development
SWI Development (Joe) Finchs Cave, Marion Co. FL(Photo: A.M. Cressler)
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Project BackgroundOne of several current ongoing studies being conducted by the USGS Groundwater Resource Program (GWRP)Began in Fall of 2009Project team members located across Southeastern U.S.Several previous meetings have been held between USGS and local districts and states to keep folks apprised of developments and important results
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USGS Regional Assessments
A key role of national and regional assessments is to provide consistent and integrated information across political boundaries that is useful to those who use and manage the resource.
U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1323 (Published July 2008)
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USGS Water Resource Program
30 principal aquifers account for 94% of total groundwater withdrawals
Goal: National Assessment of Groundwater Availability
Floridan Aquifer System
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Current or Completed Studies
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Floridan Aquifer System
Underlies an area of about 100,000 square milesGroundwater withdrawals averaged 3,640 Mgal/day in 2000
Challenges:-large geographic area-fairly complex hydrogeology-multiple water agencies responsible for collecting data
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Issues
One of the major issues for the region is an increased need for freshwater supplies
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Issue: Flows and Levels
From: USGS SIR 2009 5046 (Walsh, Knowles, Katz, Strom)
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Long-Term Trends in Springs
Fanning SpringsLevy County, FL
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Relation to Relative Degree of Confinement
Long-term (40-yr) average rate of decline is 3 times greater in the confined areas vs. unconfined areas
Rate of decline Degree of Confinement
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Declining Areas in Relation to Magnitude 1 and 2 Springs
Average 10-yr Decline Rate1970 to 2010
“i.e. every 10 years we loose …xx ft”
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Issue: Salt Water Intrusion
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Project Objectives:
Quantify current ground-water resourcesEvaluate how these resources have changed over timeProvide tools to forecast system responses to stresses from future human and environmental uses
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Project Objectives:
Quantify current ground-water resourcesEvaluate how these resources have changed over timeProvide tools to forecast system responses to stresses from future human and environmental uses
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Schedule of Major Work Activities
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Hydrogeologic Framework Revision
Focus on improving the physical geometry and understanding of the hydraulic properties of the systemImprove understanding of flow system needed to build numerical model
Active surficialSalt-water encroachment
RASA Framework
6 to 8 yrs
2 yrs
NewFramework
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The Floridan Aquifer SystemConfined and unconfined areasMost areas we have permeable carbonate rocks confined above and below by low-permeability sedimentsFurther subdivided into upper and lower aquifers
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Relative Degree of Confinement
Large amounts of recharge in the unconfined or thinly confined areas of the system
Modified from Bush and Johnson, 1988
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Aquifers and Confining Units
Upper Confining Unit
Middle Confining UnitUpper Floridan Aquifer
Lower Floridan Aquifer
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Floridan Framework (our focus)
Stratigraphy
Cretaceous SystemTertiary System
Paleocene SeriesEocene SeriesOligocene SeriesMiocene Series
Post Miocene
Aquifers and Confining Units
Surficial AquiferUpper Confining Unit**Floridan Aquifer System
Extent*Top of System*Upper Floridan*Middle Confining Unit**Lower Floridan*
Lower ConfinementWill not be revised
**Major revision*Minor revision
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Revised Hydrogeologic Framework
Major Update
Middle confining unitsExtent of each oneConfiguration of topThickness of units
High T ZonesAPPZ, FPZ, BZ
Location of freshwater/saltwater Interface
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Middle Confining Unit I
Low-permeability zone mostly within rocks of middle Eocene age extending from South Carolina to Florida KeysSeparates the Upper and Lower Floridan aquifersOverlaps gypsiferous dolomite of MCU II
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MCU I: Geologic Units and Lithology
Mostly located in the middle and upper parts the middle EoceneLocally lower part of the Late EoceneSoft micritic limestone and fine-grained dolomitic limestone, both of low porosityOriginal porosity not greatly affected by pore filling minerals
mostly here
Very local
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MCU I: Confining Properties
Leakiest of all MCUsLithology similar to rocks above and belowMinor head differences and water-quality changes suggests acts as a confining bed
Leak-o-meter
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MCU I: Configuration and Thickness
Generally dips along stratigraphic horizonsThickest in southeastern Georgia embayment and east-central Florida
Top of MCU Imodified from Miller, 1986
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Focused (guard)ResistivityGamma Ray
MCU I: Geophysical Log Characteristics
High resistivityLow porosityMultiple beds may comprise this unit
Waycross, GA
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MCU I Mapping Criteria
LithologyGeophysical log response (low porosity beds)Position in stratigraphic sectionTop of unit is usually picked on the shallowest low-porosity bed in middle Eocene rocks Brunswick, GA
MCUI (Miller, 1986)
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Middle Confining Unit II
Low-permeability gypsiferous dolomite and dolomitic limestoneOverlapped by MCU I in part of central FloridaExtensive middle Eocene sabkha or tidal flat
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MCU II: Geologic Units and Lithology
Located in the middle part of the middle EoceneDolomite and dolomitic limestoneIntergranular gypsum makes it a very low-permeability unit
here
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MCU II: Confining Properties
Non-leaky confining bedMineralized water contained in the unit suggests poor connection with freshwater in the overlying Upper Floridan aquifer
Leak-o-meter
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Configuration and Thickness
Generally dips along stratigraphic horizonsThickest in the northeast and thins to east(anomalous thickness in northern Polk)
Top of MCU IImodified from Miller, 1986
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MCU II: Geophysical Log Characteristics
Identified on elogs by its “spiky” high and low resistivity zonesHas very Low porosity (<10%)
Citrus Co. FL
900
1300
SonicInduction
E-Log
Upper Floridan
Lower FloridanM
CU
II
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Correlation
Oil and gas test well (Citrus Co.) on leftROMP core hole (Sumter Co.) on rightThese wells are 33 miles apart
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MCU II Mapping Criteria
Lithology (evaporites)Geophysical log response (resistivity and porosity logs)Position in stratigraphic sectionTop of unit is usually picked at first occurrence of persistent evaporites
MC
U II
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Digital Framework
RASA datasets have been digitized!
Digitized by Jason Bellino, Tampa
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Digital Data Series Report of RASA datasets
Includes:Bush and Johnson, 1988Miller, 1986
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ds/584/
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Revised Framework
Yellow, basically done
Updated MCUsUpdated Upper Confining UnitUpdated Base of System
Blue, in progress
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Northern Coastal Region
During original RASA few wells were used to map permeability variations in the Floridan Aquifer system“State Line Fault” between Georgia and South CarolinaCapacity use area (restrictions on additional groundwater supply)Up dip clastic equiv. aquifers
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Hydrogeologic Framework Progress
Completed a revised framework for northern coastal region of Georgia and parts of South CarolinaAcknowledgments
Drennan Park , Joe Gillici, Connie Gawne (SC DNR)Camille Ransom (SC DHEC)Fred Falls (USGS, SC)Harold Gill (USGS, Ret.) U.S. Geological
Survey SIR 2010-5158 (Published May 2010)
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Northern Coastal Region of Georgia and Parts of South Carolina
Lot of issues with respect to the placement of the middle confining unitHad to heavily rely on flowmeter tests
Revised Framework
Original Framework
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Hydrogeologic Framework Progress
Extended the new framework into the southeastern Georgia coastal plainIdentified key geophysical markers in Avon Park/Oldsmar
Northern Coastal Region
Brunswick
St. Marys
Wayne
Waycross
Ft. Stewart
Key test hole
Northeastern Florida
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Northeast Florida/Southeastern Georgia Revisions (cont.)
Jeff Davis with SJRWMD provided HUGE amounts of experience and data to us.Don Boniel with SJRWMDRick Spechler provided insights into the Fernandina Permeable Zone and hydrogeology of regionKarst Interest Group Presentation, April 2011
SFWMD
SJRWMD
NWFWMD
SWFWMD
SRWMD
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Site Location Map Showing Wells Used in Revising Framework
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Key Well Site: Test Well 26 Colonels Island
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Hydrogeologic Units
Upper Confining UnitUpper Floridian AquiferLower Floridan AquiferFernandina Permeable Zone
Freshwater
Freshwater High Sulfate
Saltwater
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Middle Confining Units in the Floridan Aquifer System
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Ware Co. GA: Waycross Test Hole
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WaycrossTest well
Focused (guard)ResistivityGamma Ray
MCU I
Logs from files of the USGS
Denotes a geophysical marker bed
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Lower marker beds below MCU I
Logs from files of the USGS
markerbeds(dolostone)
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Nassau Co. FL: Fernandina Beach
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Nassau County FL
Focused (guard)Resistivity Gamma Ray
MCU I(lower marker beds)
Logs from files of the USGS
Long and ShortNormal
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Correlation D D’
Waycross, GA Fernandina Beach, FL
56 miles
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Acoustic Televiewer Images
Collected by USGS in the late 1970’s to mid 1990’sThese were scanned in from original Polaroid imagesShow a 360 degree oriented image of the inside of the open portion of the borehole
Stitched together Polaroids of ATV image from test well in Brunswick, GA
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Televiewers
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Dip direction
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Projected image on 2-D plane
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Projected view of borehole wall
Coreview
(wrapped)
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ATV Images: Brunswick
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TW-26 Colonels Island, Brunswick GA
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Solution Zones in the Avon Park Formation
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Characteristics of solution zones in Avon Park Formation
Appear to be formed preferentially along dolostone or dolomitic limestone intervalsEach solution zone consists of many individual pipes and openingsZones of solution openings range from few feet to several 10’s of feet
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Solution Zones in the Oldsmar Formation
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Fractures
Very few observed in ATV imagesMost are observed in the cavernous zones possibly associated with collapse?Relative absence of fracturing in ATV images suggest that vertical fracture systems must be widely spaced or more related to collapse features described by others working in area
Fracture
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Conceptual Model
As water is pumped from the conduit systems leakage is induced from adjacent confining beds or from intersecting vertical fractures
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Revised Conceptual Model of Flow
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Sources of Salt Water
Trapped connate water inside confining bedsSaline aquifers near base of system
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Cross Sections
Deep water test wellsOil test wellsSome of the older oil test wells were the best for correlating across the full thickness of aquifer
Southeastern Georgia Embayment
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North-South Section
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East-West Section
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Hydrogeologic Framework ProgressGeorgia
Central and South Florida
Fernandina
Jacksonville
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Central and SouthFlorida
The formations comprising the aquifer thicken dramatically to the south
Thickest part of the FAS is in South Florida BasinBrackish and saline portions of the aquiferHighly permeable zones
Avon Park Permeable Zone (APPZ) Boulder Zone (BZ)
Hydrogeologic units from north to south have some differences in how represented in literature
SFWMD
SJRWMD
NWFWMD
SWFWMD
SRWMD
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South Florida
Ron Reese and Emily Richardson’s framework of the APPZ being incorporatedWe have a preliminary meeting to discuss south Florida framework this week.
SFWMD
SJRWMD
NWFWMD
SWFWMD
SRWMD
Sub-Regional Framework
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Approach
Deep injection wells and exploratory well reportsGeophysical logs
Aquifers Confining unitsTransmissive zones
Aquifer TestsHead GradientsCross Sections!!!
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Basis for all my interpretations
next slide
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Duncan and others zones
Pre-existing top markers
Reported “fractured zone”
Water quality change
Low-porosity unit interpreted from geophysical logs
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Marked up log
Interpreted position of the confining units marked on logsOther notations includedThen transferred to hand-drawn cross sections
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Why Cross Sections?
Main reason is to enable us to build a 3D frameworkContinuity of confining beds and permeability variations can be better understoodVery thick system with many different permeable zones and confining beds
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3D Geologic Model
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Database Development
Geared toward long-term hydrologic recordsGroundwater levelsStreamflowSpringflow and pool levels
Hydrologic PropertiesT, S, etc…
Hydrogeologic Data (tops)
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Types of dataWater levelscontinuousperiodicChloridesAquifer performance testsPrecipitationTemperatureGeophysicalOthersurface waterspringswater use
US Geological SurveyFlorida Geological SurveyGeorgia Geological SurveyGeological Survey of
AlabamaFlorida’s Water Management
DistrictsConsultants data reportsFlorida Oil & Gas BoardFDEPSouth Carolina DHEC…
Sources of data
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Data Requests
NWFWMD (received, thank you!)
SRWMD (received, thank you!)
SJRWMD (received, thank you!)
SWFWMD (received, thank you!)
SFWMD (received, thank you!)SFWMD
SJRWMD
NWFWMD
SWFWMD
SRWMD
Groundwater Levels
Spring Flow Records
TDS and Chloride Data Lithology
Geophysical Logs
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Hydraulic Properties DatabaseDatabases from
Robert Peterson (SWFWMD )Emily Richardson (SFWMD Chris Richards (NWFWMD)Dale Jenkins (SRWMD)David Toth (SJRWMD)
Cross-referenced all databasesAdded USGS dataRemoved duplicatesChecked references2,741 test values across study area
-Transmissivity-Storage-LeakanceAPTs and Packer Tests
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Potentiometric Map Database
Model InputCompare regional changes over timeComparison to pre-development surfacesGroundwater divides
May 1980
May 1985
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Groundwater Levels
Water-level database developedModel Input33,500 wells across study area12,387,226 daily values (October 1930 through Early 2010)
Water-Level Tables forFloridan Project Database
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Groundwater-level Analysis
Long-term trendsAquifer system response to hydraulic eventsVertical gradients
Evaluating relative degree of confinement across MCUs
Observation points for model
Well Cluster Sites
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Saline Water Aquifer Mapping ProjectThis is a separate study funded through Office of Groundwater (OGW)Began Oct. 2009Conducting well-log analysis to determine salinity variations in deep part of Floridan and underlying saline aquifersWork is being conducted parallel to the Floridan Aquifer System modeling effort
Freshwater
Salt Water
Transition
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Geophysical Log Database Development
Compiled well log data from:
479 wells in FL13 wells offshore111 wells in GA
AcknowledgmentsDave Taylor (FL Oil and Gas, FDEP)Steve Walker (GA EPD)
Status as of Sept. 2010
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Log Analysis: more model input!
Red circles: we have completed an initial analysisGreen circles: these are in progressPurple: nextRed squares: Ron Reese completed sites
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Springs and Surface-Water Inventory
Using ArcMap and Microsoft Office Access Database
By: Leel Knowles, Jr.Joanne Dixon
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Aquifer-Wide Potentiometric Map
Important input to model and the hydrogeologic frameworkFunded as a separate sub-project through USGS Groundwater Resources Program (GWRP)Headed up by Sandy Kinnaman, USGS OrlandoApproximately 1,900 water-level measurements from May 11 – June 8, 2010
SOUTH
FLORIDA
GEORGIAALABAMA CAROLINA
MIS
SIS
SIP
PI
GU
LF
OF
ME
XI C
O
AT
LA
NT
I C O
CE
AN
Macon
Tampa
Miami
Mobile
Atlanta
Orlando
Savannah
Birmingham
CharlestonMontgomery
Tallahassee Jacksonville
0 100 200 Miles
0 100 200 Kilometers
EXPLANATIONWater Management Districts
NWFWMDSFWMDSJRWMDSRWMDSWFWMD
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Well Locations Used for Potentiometric Mapping Effort
1,900 water-level measurements made by 8+ different state and local agenciesHas not been done since 1985!!!
SOUTH
FLORIDA
GEORGIAALABAMA CAROLINA
MIS
SIS
SI P
PI
GU
LF
OF
ME
XI C
O
AT
LA
NT
I C O
CE
AN
80°0'82°0'84°0'86°0'88°0'90°0'
32°0'
30°0'
28°0'
26°0'
0 100 200 Miles
0 100 200 Kilometers
EXPLANATIONWells Measured
TAMPA BAY WATER (40)
FGS (32)GSA (1)NWFWMD (174)SFWMD (63)SRWMD (233)USGS (1276)
ALACHUA COUNTY (79)
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Water Use Data Compilation:Domestic, Municipal, Agricultural
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
AlabamaMississippi
Improved water-use data for model inputMid 1970s to 2010Monthly valuesRequires disaggregationLinkage to well data
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Water Use
Data Requestsfor Florida
NWFWMD (received, thank you!)
SRWMD (received, thank you!)
SJRWMD (received, thank you!)
SWFWMD (received, thank you!)
SFWMD (received, thank you!)
SFWMD
SJRWMD
NWFWMD
SWFWMD
SRWMD
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Water-Use Data Compilation
Various sources usedUSGS Aggregated Water-Use Database (AWUDS)
Contains aggregated quantities for various uses1985-2005
Site-Specific Water-Use DataFlorida DEPGeorgia Municipal and Industrial Permitting ProgramGeorgia Water-Use Database (USGS site-specific)South Carolina Capacity Use Area PermittingNWFWMD, SRWMD, SJRWMD, SWFWMD, SFWMD
Agricultural Water-Use EstimatesNESPAL (Tifton, UGA, Georgia)
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Water-Use Data Compilation (cont.)
Master DatabaseMonthly values
Site-specificDisaggregated dataEstimated values
Permit record represents a single utility or water supplierA permit has one or more sources (wells)
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Model Development
Started with RASA ModelPreliminary Model Development
Bush and Johnson RASA datasets
LeakancePrecipitation Transmissivity
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Numerical Model ApplicationsWater budgets over timeClimate changeTool to guide data collectionSaltwater EncroachmentHydrologic system response to stresses (drought, increased pumping etc.)
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Spatial & Temporal Variability inWater Budgets
Looking at boundaries of major groundwater basins for model8 water budget areas used in the RASA
1980 Estimated discharge from majorgroundwater basins, Bush & Johnson, 1988
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Salt-Water Interface (SWI) package for Numerical Model
Funded by Office of GroundwaterBeing brought into the USGS as “official” MODFLOW-2005 package (updated with additional “bells and whistles”)Joe Hughes (USGS) heading it upWorking with Mark Bakker (Delft Technology), Frans Schaars (Artesia),Chris Langevin and Alyssa Dausman (USGS)
Can be used to evaluate:Sea Level RiseSeawater Encroachment (vertically and horizontally)Used in calibration of Saline Map
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Planned Publications and ToolsHydrogeologic Framework (SIR)Model + Documentation (SIR)Techniques and Methods paper for SWI packageData/GIS releases (Data Series-online only, etc.)GW Availability of the Floridan aquifer (PP)Fact sheet summarizing PP
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SummaryFramework being constructed to bring more internal consistency between districtsShould have fairly comprehensive regional datasets that can be utilized locally or sub-regionallyDevelop and share tools to better simulate the groundwater flow system
Burke Co. GAPhoto: A.M. Cressler