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AcknowledgmentsThe authors wish to thank the many landowners who allowed access to their property so that data could be collected for this report. Thanks is also extended to many others who contributed to the success of this project. Calvin Perry with the University of Georgia Stripling Irrigation Research Park provided much assistance including facilitating access to the site, activating pumps, and laying pipe to handle discharge water. Michael Hamrick, Gary Holloway, and Michael Peck of the U.S. Geological Survey assisted with site selection, borehole-geophysical logging, and aquifer testing; and helped to ensure that new well installation ran smoothly.
DatumVertical coordinate information is referenced to the North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88).Horizontal coordinate information is referenced to the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD 83).Altitude, as used in this report, refers to the distance above the vertical datum.
Supplemental InformationConcentrations of chemical constituents in water are given in milligrams per liter (mg/L).
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