In 2001, the Florida Legislature passed the Florida Springs
Initiative to further the State's ability to conserve and protect
our valuable freshwater spring resources. As part of this larger
program the FGS began a three year project to update and complete
the state's inventory of these resources. The original report by the
FGS on Florida's springs was published in 1947, as Bulletin No. 31.
This was revised in 1977. In recent decades, much has been learned
about additional spring resources unreported in earlier
compilations. In addition, a great deal of water chemistry
information has been gathered to enable long-term trend analysis and
interpretative dynamics of our subsurface aquifer flow regimes.
Further data is being compiled to better define various springsheds
to aid policy makers as they try to address land-use decisions to
foster sustainable fresh water resources. The information contained
in this report, provides data for scientists, planners,
environmental managers, and the citizens of Florida.
Bulletin 66 is available to download as a complete document. This
document is over 71mb and can take over 6 hours to download or open on a
28.8K modem or 2.7 hours on a 56K modem.
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Florida Geological Survey - Geologic Topics
2010 State of Florida