Hydrogeology and Groundwater Salinity of Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA-2A)

Download or read book Hydrogeology and Groundwater Salinity of Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA-2A) written by and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Water Conservation Area 2A (WCA-2A) wetland encompasses approximately 105,000 acres in a remnant portion of the Florida Everglades in southeastern Florida and is part of the surface water flow system through South Florida towards the southeastern coastal areas, Florida Bay, and the Gulf of Mexico. Levee construction to enclose WCA-2A began in the 1950s, and the basin was completely enclosed by levees and canals by 1963. Numerous ecological investigations have been conducted focusing on vegetative changes as a result of anthropomorphic changes in surface water flow and water quality; however, groundwater studies were limited until 1997. This study summarizes the hydrogeology of the surficial aquifer system (SAS) within WCA-2 described in previous geological studies.