| Abstract: | The city of Melbourne and adjacent areas in south Brevard County obtain their water supply from Lake Washington. As of 1982, the lake could provide a maximum of 15 million gallons per day but the projected need for the year 2000 is nearly three times that amount. As one alternative for a future water supply, this study investigated with a digital model, the potential yields of well fields completed in the Floridan aquifer. Seven pumping schemes were simulated with the digital model. Each simulation was made under steady-state conditions so that storage properties of the ground-water system were not included. The most advantageous area for ground-water development was in central Osceola County. Poor quality of water precluded locating a well field within Brevard County. If the ground-water alternative is chosen for the future supply, an observation well network is advisable to monitor head changes; chloride concentration trends east of the pumping centers; and chloride concentration trends in zones below the pumped zone. (USGS) |
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| ProdID: | 29164 |
| Citation Author: | Planert, Michael; Aucott, W. R. |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | vi 69 p. :ill., maps ;28 cm. |
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| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 84-4135 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Water-supply potential of the Floridan Aquifer in Osceola, eastern Orange, and southwestern Brevard counties, Florida; 1985; WRI; 84-4135; Planert, Michael; Aucott, W. R. |
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| Text: | Water-supply potential of the Floridan Aquifer in Osceola, eastern Orange, and southwestern Brevard counties, Florida; 1985; WRI; 84-4135; Planert, Michael; Aucott, W. R. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1984/4135/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1984/4135/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Sat, 1 Jan 1994 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Geological Survey, |
