Groundwater Availability Study of the Floridan Aquifer System
Groundwater Availability Study of the Floridan Aquifer System
Presented on Wednesday, December 4, 2013
The Floridan aquifer system covers approximately 100,000 square miles in the southeastern United States in Florida and portions of Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and South Carolina. Groundwater wells for water supply from the Floridan aquifer system were first drilled in the late 1800s. Currently, the Floridan aquifer system supports almost 10 million people as their primary source of water and is one of the most productive aquifers in the world. Water from the Floridan aquifer system is used for public, domestic, and industrial water supply, with almost 50% of its water being used for irrigation. The overall objective for the current study is to assess the availability of water in the Floridan aquifer system, given the constraints on withdrawals. This presentation will discuss the current groundwater development constraints for the Floridan aquifer system.
Andy O'Reilly
Florida Integrated Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Orlando, FL
Andy O’Reilly is a hydrologist at the U.S. Geological Survey, Florida Integrated Science Center, in Orlando. He received bachelor and master of civil engineering degrees from Auburn University and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in civil engineering at the University of Central Florida. O’Reilly has 15 years of professional experience in the hydrologic sciences. He has authored publications on a variety of topics, including hydrogeologic effects of land-based application of reclaimed water, characterization and simulation of regional aquifer systems, groundwater recharge and evapotranspiration processes, and groundwater quality impacts of stormwater management practices. practices.
Eve L. Kuniansky
U.S. Geological Survey, Norcross, GA
Eve Kuniansky has more than 30 years of experience in hydrology, hydrogeology, and hydraulics. In 1983 she began a career with the U.S. Geological Survey, gaining experience in surface water modeling, project management, borehole geophysics, geologic mapping, field data collection, groundwater flow simulation of near shore sediments, carbonate rock aquifers, and karst systems. She has developed and applied code for both finite-element and finite-difference simulation of groundwater flow and transport. Kuniansky currently is the groundwater specialist for the USGS in the southeastern United States, providing technical assistance to groundwater projects throughout that region, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
