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A state agency is moving forward on a final component of a pipeline project to move water from Clay County’s Black Creek to an aquifer recharge area near Keystone Heights.. With construction ...
Georgia will allow some farmers in the southwest part of the state to drill new irrigation wells into the Florida aquifer starting in 2025. The state will begin accepting applications for new ...
In 2003, a committee predominantly composed of real estate developers was appointed by Governor Jeb Bush to solve Florida's water disparity. Members were selected from the lobby group Council of 100 and in a 2003 report proposed "a system that enables water distribution from water-rich areas to water-poor areas," or the transfer of water through pipelines from the state's northern regions to ...
The Floridan aquifer system is composed of two main aquifers: the Upper Floridan aquifer and the Lower Floridan aquifer. These aquifers are separated by sediments that range from low-permeability clays in the panhandle (Bucatunna Clay) and low-permeability dolomites and gypsiferous anhydrite in west-central Florida to permeable limestones along ...
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When groundwater is extracted from an aquifer, a cone of depression is created around the well.As the drafting of water continues, the cone increases in radius. Extracting too much water (overdrafting) can lead to negative impacts such as a drop of the water table, land subsidence, and loss of surface water reaching the streams.
Humans can access the water that collects in an aquifer by building wells to pump the water to the surface for use. About 40% of drinking water in America comes from groundwater sources. [15] When contaminants enter aquifers, the pollution spreads, eliminating the potential to use the aquifer for drinking water.
Six members of the Skating Club of Boston, including two teenagers, were aboard the flight that crashed outside Washington, D.C., CEO Doug Zeghibe said at a news conference.