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This report is one of a series concerning the water resources and present water utilization of selected industrial areas of national importance. It has been prepared at the request of and in consultation with the Water and Sewerage Industry and Utilities Division of the Business and Defense Services Administration of the Department of Commerce. The series is designed to serve the dual purpose of providing basic information for national defense and at the same time to render a valuable .service to business and industry in the development of water resources for present and future use.These reports are prepared by the field offices of the Geological Survey. The part of this report which describes surface-water resources was prepared under the supervision of M. R. Williams, district engineer, Surface Water Branch, and the part which describes ground-water resources was prepared under the supervision of P. E. LaMoreaux, district geologist, Ground Water Branch. James H. Kearley assisted in the field study of the ground-water resources of the area, and John S. Stallings made most of the field study of the surface-water resources of the area.Most of the data summarized in this report were collected over a period of many years by the U. S. Geological Survey in cooperation with the Geological Survey of Alabama and the Corps of Engineers, United States Army. Data on the quality of water of the Mobile River near MountVernon were collected in cooperation with the State of Alabama Water Improvement Advisory Commission.The section on the salinity of the Mobile River was prepared by the Corp of Engineers, based on data collected by that agency.

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