Production and utilization of water in the metropolitan area of Jacksonville, Florida
Entry/Object ID
2015.1.5966
Description
37 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Production and utilization of water in the metropolitan area of Jacksonville, Florida by G. W. Leve (Gilbert W.) and D. A. Goolsby. Florida Board of Conservation and Florida Geological Survey Information circular no. 58.
Prepared by the United States Geological Survey in cooperation with the City of Jacksonville, Duval County and the Division of Geology, Florida Board of Conservation.
Contents: Abstract -- Introduction -- Sources and quality of water supplies -- Water production and use, public water supplies including Jacksonville municipal supply, privately or corporately owned water utilities, and military water systems -- Water production and use, private supplies -- Industrial and commercial supplies -- Lakes and ponds supplied by wells and uncontrolled flowing wells -- Surface water supplies -- Variations in the withdrawal and use of water -- Future water production -- References.
Summary: This report lists and describes the major water supply systems in Jacksonville and adjacent parts of Duval County. It includes estimates of the amount of water withdrawn for various uses in 1966 and includes projections of future water requirements for the area based on previous and present (1966) water withdrawals.