Groundwater Tracing Program

Groundwater Tracing Program

The unique hydrologic conditions that characterize the Floridan aquifer (karstic features within a highly permeable aquifer matrix) have been both blessing and curse to the preservation of Florida's natural resources. Blessing, because development has not, until the recent boon in the water bottling industry, needed to focus on Florida's springs or rivers as a major source of fresh water.

The purpose of this text is to provide an overview of recent groundwater tracing efforts in the WKP that have been undertaken as part of a broader effort to protect the water quality in Wakulla Spring and a discussion of some implications to development strategies and land use practices and that have arisen from these efforts. The specific tracer tests that will be discussed have been funded by the Florida Geological Survey (FGS) and carried out by Hazlett-Kincaid, Inc., Cambrian Groundwater Company, and the Florida State University Oceanography Department in a cooperative effort led by the Florida State University Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Institute and the Hydrogeology Consortium.

Visit the official page for the Groundwater Tracing Program