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Revised hydrogeologic framework of the Floridan aquifer system in Florida, and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina
Revised hydrogeologic framework of the Floridan aquifer system in Florida, and parts of Georgia, Alabama, and South Carolina
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Williams, Lester J.
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Abstract
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 established by the U.S. Geological
Survey in the 1980s except for adjustments made to the
internal boundaries of the Upper and Lower Floridan aquifers
and the individual permeable zones that comprise
these aquifers. The revised boundaries of the Floridan aquifer
system were mapped by taking into account results
from local studies and regional correlations of geologic
and hydrogeologic units. Additional high and low permeability
zones have been incorporated into the framework
to allow for finer discretization of permeability variations
in the two regional aquifers or within the same aquifer of a
local or subregional area. These additional units can be
used to progressively divide the system into discrete hydrologic
units that may be important for assessing
groundwater and surface water interaction, saltwater intrusion,
and offshore movement of groundwater. The extent
and altitude of the freshwater/saltwater interface in the
aquifer system has been mapped to define the freshwater
part of the flow system that will be a focus for future
groundwater availiabilty assessments.
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Sponsored by: Georgia Environmental Protection Division; U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service; Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute; The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty.
Date Issued
2013-04
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