| Abstract: | The Floridan aquifer is the major source of water for municipal and industrial use in northeastern Nassau County, Florida. Pumpage from the aquifer at Fernandina Beach has created a cone of depression in the potentiometric surface which is at or below sea level in a 35-square mile area. Since 1880 water levels have declined more than 120 feet near the center of pumping, and chloride concentrations have increased from about 20 to a maximum of 800 milligrams per liter in some deep wells. The saline water probably is connate water which comes from zones below 1,250 and 2,000 feet. Several alternate methods to control the migration of saline water are discussed. (Woodard-USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 27018 |
| Citation Author: | Fairchild, R. W.; Bentley, C. B. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 27 p. :ill., maps ;26 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 77-32 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Saline-water intrusion in the Floridan Aquifer in the Fernandina Beach area, Nassau County, Florida; 1977; WRI; 77-32; Fairchild, R. W.; Bentley, C. B. |
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| Citation Year: | 1977 |
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| Text: | Saline-water intrusion in the Floridan Aquifer in the Fernandina Beach area, Nassau County, Florida; 1977; WRI; 77-32; Fairchild, R. W.; Bentley, C. B. |
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| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, Water Resources Division, |
