Analog-model simulations for secondary canal controls and forward pumping water-management schemes in southeast Florida
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Abstract
The analog model of the Biscayne aquifer of southeast Florida was used to approximate the effects of two proposed water-management schemes. One involved adding a secondary control structure in a major canal which is controlled near the coast. In the model the controls were operated in accordance with canal water level both above and below the secondary control. Although the model could not differentiate between control openings of 1 foot or 5 feet, it showed that the secondary control is a viable method of conserving ground water.
The second scheme involved pumping ground water ('forward pumping') from the Biscayne aquifer in inland areas during the dry season to: (1) augment canal flows toward the coast to sustain ground-water levels there, and (2) generate additional ground-water storage space for recharge in the wet season. Several sites on the model were programmed for forward pumping wells and the storage change was noted as a percentage of the ground-water withdrawal. (Woodard-USGS)
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Analog-model simulations for secondary canal controls and forward pumping water-management schemes in southeast Florida; 1976; WRI; 76-93; Cordes, E. H.; Gardner, Richard Alfred
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Analog-model simulations for secondary canal controls and forward pumping water-management schemes in southeast Florida |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 76-93 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri7693 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center |
| Description | v, 60 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade County |
| Other Geospatial | Dade County, Snake Creek Canal |
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