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WHAT IS AN AQUIFER AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

WHAT IS AN AQUIFER AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?. Aqua = Water Fero - ferre - tuli – latum = to carry. English words to ferry something, in fer , trans fer , trans late, postu late.

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WHAT IS AN AQUIFER AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

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  1. WHAT IS AN AQUIFER AND WHY ARE THEY IMPORTANT?

  2. Aqua = Water Fero - ferre - tuli – latum= to carry. English words to ferry something, infer, transfer, translate,postulate

  3. An underground layer of water bearing rock or sediment in which water is easily moved and can easily be extracted.

  4. Changes in Estimated Groundwater Resources 2003-2012. J S Famiglietti, and M Rodell Science 2013;340:1300-1301 Published by AAAS

  5. Clays Confining layer AQUIFER Confining layer Clays or ancient volcanic rock

  6. FLORIDAN AQUIFER

  7. HOW DEEP DOWN IS THEFLORIDAN AQUIFER?

  8. 100’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 100’

  9. 200’ 100’ 200’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 200’ 100’ 200’ 200’

  10. 200’ 100’ 200’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 200’ 100’ 200’ 300’ 300’ 200’ 300’

  11. 200’ 100’ 200’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 200’ 100’ 200’ 300’ 300’ 200’ 400’ 400’ 300’ 400’

  12. 200’ 100’ 200’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 200’ 100’ 200’ 300’ 300’ 200’ 400’ 400’ 300’ 500’ 500’ 400’ 500’

  13. NORTH 200’ 100’ 200’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 200’ 100’ 200’ 300’ 300’ 200’ 400’ 400’ 300’ 500’ 500’ 400’ 500’ SOUTH

  14. NORTH 200’ 100’ 200’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 200’ 100’ 200’ 300’ 300’ 200’ 400’ 400’ 300’ 500’ 500’ 400’ 500’ SOUTH

  15. NORTH SOUTH FLORIDAN AQUIFER

  16. NORTH 200’ 100’ 200’ 100’ DEPTH T0 TOP OF AQUIFER 100’ 200’ 100’ 200’ 300’ 300’ 200’ 400’ 400’ 300’ 500’ 500’ 400’ 500’ SOUTH

  17. HOW HAVE THE GROUNWATER RESOURCES OF THE BISCAYNE AQUIFER OF SOUTH FLORIDA CHANGED?

  18. Biscayne Aquifer before drainage of Everglades. Eastern Coastal Ridge Biscayne Aquifer

  19. Biscayne Aquifer before drainage of Everglades. Atlantic Ocean

  20. Biscayne Aquifer before drainage of Everglades. Salt Water

  21. Biscayne Aquifer before drainage of Everglades. Everglades

  22. Biscayne Aquifer before drainage of Everglades. FRESH WATER

  23. Biscayne Aquifer before drainage of Everglades. Shallow wells to aquifer

  24. Drain the Everglades. a) Dig canals and dykes. – More water exits by surface canals and less to groundwater.

  25. Drain the Everglades. a) Dig canals and dykes. – Groundwater pumped to canals to maintain dry reclaimed land. Water table drops. Agriculture

  26. SOUTHEAST FLORIDA OKECHOBEE West Palm RECLAIMED Belle Glade Lake Worth EAST COAST RIDGE Boynton Bch. UNRECLAIMED

  27. Urban growth and demand for fresh water More wells. Annual Precipitation ≈ Annual Evaporation Agriculture

  28. Urban growth and demand for fresh water More wells. Further reduce water table. Agriculture

  29. Urban growth and demand for fresh water More wells. Further reduce water table. Agriculture

  30. Urban growth and demand for fresh water Saltwater intrusion from the Atlantic Agriculture

  31. SALTWATER INTRUSION

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