Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida

Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism, and sustains the ecosystem. The aquifer’s capacity is large...

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Main Authors: Sadie Hundemer, Martha C. Monroe
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2021-10-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127385
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description Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism, and sustains the ecosystem. The aquifer’s capacity is large but limited, and meeting the area's water demands will require balancing withdrawals from the aquifer with replenishment from rainfall, a particularly difficult problem in drier times.
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spelling doaj-art-b6c011c42f984204a535702b20316cde2025-02-08T05:44:36ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092021-10-0120215 Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast FloridaSadie Hundemer0Martha C. Monroe1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism, and sustains the ecosystem. The aquifer’s capacity is large but limited, and meeting the area's water demands will require balancing withdrawals from the aquifer with replenishment from rainfall, a particularly difficult problem in drier times. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127385water qualitywater quantitywater policy
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title Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida
title_full Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida
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title_short Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida
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water quantity
water policy
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