Simulated effects of ground-water development on the potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer, west-central Florida

Wilson, William E.; Gerhart, James M.

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“…The areal ground-water flow in the Floridan aquifer is described in Stringfield (1966), Johnston and others (1980), Wilson and Gerhart (1982), and Johnston and others (1981). The areal water quality of the Floridan aquifer is described by Shattles (1965) and by Shampine (1965a,b,c,d).…”

Section: Previous Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Vertical flow between the Floridan aquifer and its lower confining bed is assumed to be negligible (Wilson and Gerhart, 1982)-…”

Section: Hydrogeologic Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Since 1975, the potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer in west-central Florida has been mapped semiannually by the U.S. Geological Survey at times of normally highest annual water levels in September and lowest annual water levels in May (Wilson and Gerhart, 1982). The The AMAX site is in a regional discharge area of the Floridan aquifer and the IMC and USSAC sites are in a regional recharge area (Johnston and others, 1981).…”

Section: Gradients Of the Water-table And Potentiometric Surfaces Indmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The areas are covered by surficial sand that range in thickness from 5 to 30 feet. (Wilson and Gerhart, 1982).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…and "permeable parts of the Hawthorn Formation that are in hydrologic contact with the rest of the aquifer" (Parker and others, 1955). Recent studies have defined the top of the Floridan aquifer as the horizon below which carbonate rocks persistently occur (Wilson and Gerhart, 1982). The base of the aquifer is marked by the occurrence of intergranular evaporites that generally correspond to the top of the Lake City Limestone.…”

Section: Floridan Aquifermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effects of three phosphate industrial sites on ground-water quality in central Florida, 1979 to 1980

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Sutcliffe²

1984

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Aquifer. A formation, group of formations, or part of a formation that is water bearing. Also called groundwater reservoir. Background well.-A well located at a sufficient distance from a gypsum stack, slime pond, or other cultural influence, so that water from a well would represent natural groundwater quality. Barometric condenser. A contact condenser that uses a long, vertical pipe into which condensate and cooling liquid flow to accomplish their removal by the pressure created at the lower end of the pipe. Beneficiation. Recovery of phosphate particles from the phosphate ore (matrix) by treatment. Treatment includes sieving or flotation. Cooling pond.-A pond of large surface area that receives effluent process water from a gypsum stack. The warm process water is cooled before returning to the plant. Cooling ponds are generally diked with earth to 10 to 20 feet above land surface. Diammonium phosphate pond.-Similar to a cooling pond but one which receives effluent process water from the production of diammonium phosphate (DAP). DAP is a major component of some fertilizers. Gypsum stack.-Large piles of gypsum (CaS0 4 .2H20) produced as an effluent byproduct of the production of phosphoric acid. Gypsum stacks are frequently greater than 100 feet in height and cover several tens of acres. Matrix. Phosphate-bearing ore or strata consisting of phosphate particles, clay, and sand. Phosphatic clayey waste-disposal pond.-A pond constructed above land surface to provide storage of fine to collodial phosphatic material received from a beneficiation plant. Synonymous with "slime pond." Phosphogypsum.-An effluent byproduct of chemical processing and phosphoric acid production. It is a slurry composed of process water and gypsum. It is disposed of in Florida in a slurry discharge into settling ponds by the wet-stacking method using the upstream method of construction, which results in a gypsum stack. Piezometer.-The basic device for the measurement of hydraulic head is a tube or pipe in which the elevation of a water level can be determined. In the laboratory, the tube is called a manometer; in the field, the pipe is called a piezometer. ix Slime pond.-Synonymous with "phosphatic clayey waste-disposal pond." It is a local term used in the phosphate mining area. A large-volume settling pond used to store clayey wastes (slimes) from a phosphate mine and beneficiation plant. Slurry.-A pumpable suspension of fine solid material, such as clay and gypsum, in liquid. Also, a mixture of water and phosphate ore (matrix) produced by high-pressure water to facilitate transportation. Scrubber.-A device for the removal, or washing out, of entrained liquid droplets or dust, or for the removal of an undesired gas component from process gas streams.

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Section: Previous Studiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Vertical flow between the Floridan aquifer and its lower confining bed is assumed to be negligible (Wilson and Gerhart, 1982)-…”

Section: Hydrogeologic Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Gradients Of the Water-table And Potentiometric Surfaces Indmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The areas are covered by surficial sand that range in thickness from 5 to 30 feet. (Wilson and Gerhart, 1982).…”

Section: Gradients Of the Water-table And Potentiometric Surfaces Indmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Floridan Aquifermentioning

confidence: 99%

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Tabulated Transmissivity and Storage Properties of the Floridan Aquifer System in Florida and Parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama

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Bellino²

2016

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Simulated effects of ground-water development on the potentiometric surface of the Floridan aquifer, west-central Florida

Cited by 17 publications

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Effects of three phosphate industrial sites on ground-water quality in central Florida, 1979 to 1980

Effects of three phosphate industrial sites on ground-water quality in central Florida, 1979 to 1980

Tabulated Transmissivity and Storage Properties of the Floridan Aquifer System in Florida and Parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama

Bibliography of U.S. Geological Survey reports on the water resources of Florida, 1886-1995

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