Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida
Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism, and sustains the ecosystem. The aquifer’s capacity is large...
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Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism, and sustains the ecosystem. The aquifer’s capacity is large but limited, and meeting the area's water demands will require balancing withdrawals from the aquifer with replenishment from rainfall, a particularly difficult problem in drier times.
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| spelling | doaj.art-b6c011c42f984204a535702b20316cde2024-04-23T04:30:21ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092021-10-0120215 Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast FloridaSadie Hundemer0Martha C. Monroe1University of FloridaUniversity of Florida Stretching from Mississippi to South Carolina, the Floridan Aquifer is the main source of freshwater for southwest Georgia and north Florida. It provides drinking water for approximately 10 million people, supports agriculture and tourism, and sustains the ecosystem. The aquifer’s capacity is large but limited, and meeting the area's water demands will require balancing withdrawals from the aquifer with replenishment from rainfall, a particularly difficult problem in drier times. https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/127385water qualitywater quantitywater policy |
| spellingShingle | Sadie Hundemer Martha C. Monroe Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida EDIS water quality water quantity water policy |
| title | Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida |
| title_full | Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida |
| title_fullStr | Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida |
| title_full_unstemmed | Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida |
| title_short | Water availability in southwest Georgia and northeast Florida |
| title_sort | water availability in southwest georgia and northeast florida |
| topic | water quality water quantity water policy |
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