| Abstract: | Geologic and hydrologic data for 237 wells were collected, and water-levels in 223 wells in Baldwin and Escambia Counties were measured. Long-term water water-level data, available for many wells, indicate that ground-water levels in most of Baldwin County show no significant trends for the period of record. However, ground-water levels have declined in the general vicinity of Spanish Fort and Daphne, and ground-water levels in the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach areas are less than 5 feet above sea level in places. The quality of ground water generally is good, but problems with iron, sulfur, turbidity, and color occur. The water from most private wells in Baldwin County is used without treatment or filtration. Alabama public- health law requires that water from public-supply wells be chlorinated. Beyond that, the most common treatment of ground water by public-water suppliers in Baldwin County consists of pH adjustment, iron removal, and aeration. The transmissivity of the Miocene-Pliocene aquifer was determined at 10 locations in Baldwin County. Estimates of transmissivity ranged from 700 to 5,400 feet squared per day. In general, aquifer transmissivity was greatest in the southeastern part of the county, and least in the western part of the county near Mobile Bay. A storage coefficient of 1.5 x 10-3 was determined for the Miocene-Pliocene aquifer near Loxley. |
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| Citation Author: | Robinson, James L.; Moreland, Richard S.; Clark, Amy E. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | v, 64 :ill., maps; 28 cm.; 12 illus.; 6 plates; 13 tables |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey ;
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| Citation Series: | Open-File Report |
| Citation Series Code: | OFR |
| Citation Series Number: | 96-487 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Ground-water resources data for Baldwin County, Alabama; 1996; OFR; 96-487; Robinson, James L.; Moreland, Richard S.; Clark, Amy E. |
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| Text: | Ground-water resources data for Baldwin County, Alabama; 1996; OFR; 96-487; Robinson, James L.; Moreland, Richard S.; Clark, Amy E. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1996/0487/report-thumb.jpg |
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| Date Other: | Thu, 1 May 1997 00:00 -0500 |
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