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DEVELOPMENT OF A WATER SUPPLY PROTECTION MODEL IN A GIS 1
Author(s) -
Griner Axel J.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
jawra journal of the american water resources association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.957
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1752-1688
pISSN - 1093-474X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-1688.1993.tb03258.x
Subject(s) - groundwater recharge , water supply , hydrogeology , aquifer , groundwater , environmental science , surface water , hydrology (agriculture) , water resource management , geographic information system , water resources , environmental engineering , remote sensing , geology , geotechnical engineering , ecology , biology
As part of a larger model to identify lands suitable for acquisition, a water supply protection model was developed using the Southwest Florida Water Management District's GIS. Several hydrologic and hydrogeologic data layers were overlaid to develop maps showing ground‐water supply suitability, protection areas for surface‐water supply, protection areas for major public supply wells, susceptibility to ground‐water contamination, and recharge to the Floridan aquifer. These intermediate layers were combined into a final map to prioritize protection areas for water supply.