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1 Investigation of the Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System Michael Bradley, Linzy Foster, and Brian Clark U.S. Geological Survey Alabama Water Resources Conference and Symposium Sept 7-9, 2016 The information is provided on the condition that neither the U.S. Geological Survey nor the U.S. Government shall be held liable for any damages resulting from the authorized or unauthorized use of the information.

2 USGS Regional Groundwater Availability Studies Regional studies to improve our understanding of groundwater availability in regional aquifers across the Nation. Program designed to provide objective scientific information and develop interdisciplinary understanding necessary to assess and quantify the availability of the Nation's groundwater resources.

3 Principal Aquifers

4 Coastal Lowland Aquifer System

5 Total Groundwater Use ,000 8,000 12,000 16,000 20,000 High Plains aquifer Central Valley aquifer system Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer Basin and Range Glacial Aquifers Floridan aquifer system California Coastal Basin aquifers Snake River Plain aquifers Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System Pacific Northwest aquifers Rio Grande aquifer system Columbia Plateau aquifers Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Maupin, M.A., and Barber, N.L., 2005, USGS Circular 1279

6 GW Use for Public Supply, ,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 High Plains aquifer Central Valley aquifer system Mississippi River Valley alluvial aquifer Basin and Range Glacial Aquifers Floridan aquifer system California Coastal Basin aquifers Snake River Plain aquifers Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System Pacific Northwest aquifers Rio Grande aquifer system Columbia Plateau aquifers Northern Atlantic Coastal Plain Maupin, M.A., and Barber, N.L., 2005, USGS Circular 1279

7 Coastal Lowland Aquifer System Study designed to assess groundwater availability for the coastal aquifers from the Texas-Mexico border to Florida. Assessment will be centered on a regional-scale model to quantify groundwater availability and temporal and spatial trends of availability.

8 Problems Heavy withdrawals from the aquifer system have resulted in; Water-level decline and loss of storage Saltwater Encroachment Subsidence due to GW pumping Increase potential contaminant transport

9 CLAS Project Goals Analysis of the water budget of major aquifer system components Determine current levels and historic trends in groundwater use, Construct groundwater model to improve understanding of aquifer system

10 CLAS Project Goals Provide a tool for future projections of groundwater availability Develop regional estimates of primary aquifer properties -- storage, recharge, and discharge Evaluate existing regional groundwater monitoring network

11 Groundwater Use billion gallons per day withdrawn from the Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System Public supplies (43 percent), 1.01 Bgal/d Irrigation (39 percent), 0.93 Bgal/d and Self-supplied industries (18 percent), 0.42 Bgal/d

12 Groundwater Use billion gallons per day withdrawn from the Coastal Lowlands Aquifer System Public supplies (45 percent), 1.09 Bgal/d Irrigation (40 percent), 0.97 Bgal/d and Self-supplied industries (14 percent), 0.35 Bgal/d

13 Groundwater Use 2000 State Total Irrigation Public Supply Industry Alabama Florida Louisiana Mississippi Texas

14 Groundwater Use 2000 / 2010 State Total Irrigation Public Supply Industry Alabama 75.6 / / / / 15 Florida 105 / / / / 30.5 Louisiana 1040 / / / / 208 Mississippi 180 / / / / 39 Texas 973 / / / / 57

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17 Regional Cross Section North South S.L A 2,000 4,000 6,000 E D C B 8,000 10,000 Modified from Martin and Whiteman, 1999, USGS Professional Paper 1416-H

18 Local Cross Section Baldwin County 0 North A 2 D A 1 Holocene South 500 Miocene Pliocene A 3 1,000 Modified from Gillet and others, 2000, GSA, Circular 199-A, Area 13

19 Timeline Major Tasks FY17 FY18 FY19 FY20 FY21 Framework Model and input datasets Evaluate model and uncertainty Assess GW Availability Communication / Reports

20 Summary CLAS funded through USGS Groundwater Availability Program Regional study to assess groundwater availability and trends Costal aquifer from Texas Florida Total groundwater use of about 2.4 Bgal/d in 2010

21 Questions?

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