Ground-water hydraulics, regional flow, and ground-water development of the Floridan aquifer system in Florida and in parts of Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama

This paper reports the highly productive Floridan aquifer system consists of several Tertiary carbonate formations that are hydraulically connected in varying degrees. Total predevelopment recharge to and, therefore, discharge from the system was estimated from simulation to be about 21,500 ft{sup 3}/s. Estimated recharge to and discharge from the system increased to about 24,100 ft{sup 3}/s after development. There remains a considerable area of the system's extent that is favorable for ground-water development.