The Floridan aquifer system, composed of the Upper and Lower Floridan aquifers, is a sequence of Paleogene carbonate rock which spans an area of about 100,000 square miles (260,000 km2) in the southeastern United States. It underlies the entire state of Florida and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, and South Carolina.[1]
The Floridan aquifer system is one of the world's most productive aquifers[2] and supplies drinking water for nearly 10 million people.[3] According to the United States Geological Survey, total withdrawals from the Floridan aquifer system in 2000 were ranked 5th highest of all principal aquifers in the nation at 3,640 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) (13.8 million m3/d; 11,200 acre⋅ft/d).[4] Of the total, 49% (1,949 Mgal/d; 7.38 million m3/d; 5,980 acre⋅ft/d) was used for irrigation, 33% (1,329 Mgal/d; 5.03 million m3/d; 4,080 acre⋅ft/d) was used for public water supply, 14% (576 Mgal/d, 2.18 million m3/d; 1,770 acre⋅ft/d) was used for industrial purposes, and 4% were domestic self-supplied withdrawals. The Floridan aquifer system is the primary source of drinking water for most cities in central and northern Florida as well as eastern and southern Georgia, including Brunswick, Savannah, and Valdosta.[3]
^"Floridan Aquifer System Groundwater Availability Study". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
^"HA 730-G Floridan aquifer system text". capr.usgs.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2016.
^ abMarella, R.L., and Berndt, M.P., 2005, Water withdrawals and trends from the Floridan aquifer system in the southeastern United States, 1950-2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1278, 20 p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1278.
^Maupin, M.A., and Barber, N.L., 2005, Estimated withdrawals from principal aquifers in the United States, 2000: U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1279, 46 p., https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1279
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