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Water development for phosphate mining in a karst setting in Florida—a complex environmental problem

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The State of Florida, U.S.A., passed legislation in the early 1970s and developed regulations applied to large withdrawals of groundwater. These regulations require strict adherence to defining the impact on surface water, shallow Surficial Aquifers, and the deeper aquifers within the Floridan Aquifer System. These regulations require the development of a Regional Impact Statement and a Consumptive Use Permit. To meet these requirements it is necessary to perform surface- and groundwater studies, extensive pumping tests and the collection of detailed monitoring and water quality data. These permits fall under the jurisdiction of the Florida Department of Environmental Regulations and are administrated under Regional Water Management districts, such as the Southwest Florida Management District. These regional district offices have a regulatory hearing board, hold public hearings that are properly advertized, and have support staffs of geologists, engineers, chemists, and biologists.

The Florida Code involved required that, “The water crop, in the absence of data to the contrary, is 1,000 gallons per day per acre.” A “5—3—1 Criteria” also applies that requires that a determination be made to show that there will not be more than a 5 foot average decline in water level in the Floridan Aquifer at the boundary of a property to be developed, not more than a 3-foot decline in the Surficial Aquifer at the boundary, and no more than a 1-foot decline in the nearest water body (pond, lake, etc.). In addition, surface-water flow in streams of the area must not be decreased more than 5 percent unless a variance to the rule is obtained.

The hydrogeological work required to meet these regulations is described in the following report.

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Lamoreaux, P.E. Water development for phosphate mining in a karst setting in Florida—a complex environmental problem. Environ. Geol. Water Sci 14, 117–153 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01728503

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