| Abstract: | In a 75-square-mile area of coastal Sarasota and Charlotte Counties, demand for water is increasing. Groundwater, the principal source of supply, is distributed largely by public water systems. Principal water-bearing formations in descending order, include the surficial aquifer, artesian zone 1 in the Tamiami Formation, zone 2 in the upper part of the Hawthorn Formation, zone 3 in the lower part of the Hawthorn Formation and upper part of the Tampa Limestone, and zones 4 and 5 which comprise the Floridan aquifer. The surficial aquifer, except near tidewater, provides limited supplies of freshwater to wells. Artesian zone 1 is the major aquifer for public supply. It is contaminated by saline water in some areas, either as a result of inundation by storm-driven tides or by upwar leakage of mineralized water from underlying aquifers through uncased or improperly constructed wells. The city of Venice obtains some water from zone 2, but the water is brackish in much of the area. The water is suitable for irrigation in parts of the area. Except for local use of water for watering livestock and maintaining ponds, the water from zones 3, 4, and 5 is little used because of its poor quality. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 11375 |
| Citation Author: | Sutcliffe, Horace; Thompson, Thomas H. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 64 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 82-700 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Occurrence and use of ground water in the Venice-Englewood area, Sarasota and Charlotte counties, Florida; 1983; OFR; 82-700; Sutcliffe, Horace; Thompson, Thomas H. |
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| Text: | Occurrence and use of ground water in the Venice-Englewood area, Sarasota and Charlotte counties, Florida; 1983; OFR; 82-700; Sutcliffe, Horace; Thompson, Thomas H. |
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| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1982/0700/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
