Groundwater Programs Well Monitoring Network

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Bill Osburn, Hydrogist IV

Originator: Don Boniol, PG

Originator:

St. Johns River Water Management District, Division of Groundwater Programs

Publication_Date: Starting January 2004, Begin Date

Title: Groundwater Programs Well Monitoring Network

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: vector digital data

Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Palatka, Florida

Publisher: St. Johns River Water Management District

Other_Citation_Details:

Addition, replacement,removal and change of monitoring intervals of monitoring locations is an ongoing activity. This dataset is updated as the conditions of the network change.

Description:

Abstract:

Groundwater is the source for over 97% of the public and domestic drinking water supplies in SJRWMD. In addition, over 73% of industrial/commercial and 66% of agricultural water needs are supplied by groundwater sources. The 2000 District Water Supply Plan indicates that the population within SJRWMD is projected to increase by about 50%, to nearly 5.2 million, by the year 2020. Total water demand is projected to increase about 35% by 2020, to nearly 1.85 billion gallons per day (Vergara 2000).

As the demands on water resources increase, it is important to have an ongoing program to provide the data and information needed to assess groundwater level and quality conditions and understand what information can be obtained from groundwater monitoring. Existing and anticipated sources of groundwater may not be adequate to supply water for all existing and future needs through 2020 without causing unacceptable impacts to water resources and related natural systems. Potential impacts include declines in groundwater levels and quality, reduction in spring discharge, increases in seawater intrusion, harm to native vegetation and wetlands, and interference with existing legal users.

Purpose:

Projections of future water resource conditions were developed with modeling techniques that used the best information available. The accuracy of the model projections can be improved in areas where there is currently a lack of data. As a result, improved groundwater monitoring well networks were devised, addressing both regional and subregional data needed for long-term water supply planning and water resource protection. Data obtained from the well networks increase our understanding of the hydrogeologic, climatic, and human factors that affect water resources, and this information is used to assess the effectiveness of water management programs.

Supplemental_Information:

Groundwater monitoring is administered in the Division of Groundwater Programs (GWP) through the Water Resources Assessment section, a Field Services (well construction) section, and a Geophysical Logging section. The Division of Water Resource Information is responsible for data collection from the network wells.

The objectives of the Water Resources Assessment section are to: Design, construct, and maintain water level and water quality monitoring well networks Evaluate and refine the networks to optimize the spatial and temporal data collection Evaluate and analyze the data collected from the networks using statistical, geostatistical, graphical, and mapping methods to produce useful information Assess the effectiveness of the information derived from the networks to meet current and future water management needs Distribute and publish the network data, information, and interpretations as required by users for water supply planning, minimum flows and levels, consumptive use permitting, and other District programs

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Single_Date/Time:

Calendar_Date: 200401

Currentness_Reference:

publication date see field UPD_DATE-Date of last update of the catalog

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -82.628492

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.282979

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 30.971162

South_Bounding_Coordinate: 27.357737

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: SJRWMD-GIS Metadata Thesaurus

Theme_Keyword: elevation

Theme_Keyword: environment

Theme_Keyword: geoscientificInformation

Theme_Keyword: inlandWaters

Theme_Keyword: structure

Theme_Keyword: floridan

Theme_Keyword: aquifer

Theme_Keyword: monitoring

Theme_Keyword: wells

Theme_Keyword: observation

Theme_Keyword: groundwater

Theme_Keyword: ground water

Theme_Keyword: level

Theme_Keyword: water level

Theme_Keyword: potentiometric

Theme_Keyword: floridan aquifer

Theme_Keyword: Floridan

Theme_Keyword: Floridan Aquifer

Theme_Keyword: observation network

Theme_Keyword: surface

Theme_Keyword: potentiometric surface

Theme_Keyword: surface water

Theme_Keyword: water table

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: SJRWMD-GIS Metadata Thesaurus

Place_Keyword: St. Johns River Water Management District

Place_Keyword: Florida

Place_Keyword: Counties

Place_Keyword: County

Place_Keyword: Alachua County

Place_Keyword: Baker County

Place_Keyword: Bradford County

Place_Keyword: Brevard County

Place_Keyword: Clay County

Place_Keyword: Duval County

Place_Keyword: Flagler County

Place_Keyword: Indian River County

Place_Keyword: Lake County

Place_Keyword: Marion County

Place_Keyword: Nassau County

Place_Keyword: Okeechobee County

Place_Keyword: Orange County

Place_Keyword: Osceola County

Place_Keyword: Polk County

Place_Keyword: Putnam County

Place_Keyword: Seminole County

Place_Keyword: St. Johns County

Place_Keyword: Volusia County

Place_Keyword: City

Place_Keyword: Cities

Access_Constraints:

None, The St. Johns River Water Management District, Division of Water Resources, Bureau of Groundwater Sciences, asks to be credited in derived products.

Use_Constraints:

The St. Johns River Water Management District prepares and uses information for its own purposes and this information may not be suitable for other purposes. This information is provided "as is." Further documentation of this data can be obtained by contacting: St. Johns River Water Management District, GIS Analyst, Division of Groundwater Programs. See Metadata Reference Section of this document for additional contact information.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: St. Johns River Water Management District

Contact_Person: Bill Osuburn, Hydrologist IV

Contact_Position: Hydrologist IV, Division of Groundwater Programs

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing address

Address: PO Box 1429

City: Palatka

State_or_Province: Florida

Postal_Code: 32178-1429

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: (386) 329-4835

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 386.329.4150 (Bill Osburn)

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bosburn@sjrwmd.com

Hours_of_Service: 0800 - 1700 EST

Contact_Instructions:

See Metadata Reference Section of this document for additional contact information.

Security_Information:

Security_Classification_System: Sunshine Law Class List

Security_Classification: Unclassified

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows XP Version 5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.0.0.535

Data_Quality_Information:

Lineage:

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SDTS_Terms_Description:

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Point_and_Vector_Object_Count: 861

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Planar:

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Ordinate_Resolution: 0.001000

Planar_Distance_Units: meters

Map_Projection:

Map_Projection_Name: Transverse Mercator

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Scale_Factor_at_Central_Meridian: 0.999600

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Latitude_of_Projection_Origin: 0.000000

False_Easting: 500000.000000

False_Northing: 0.000000

Geodetic_Model:

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Ellipsoid_Name: Geodetic Reference System 80

Semi-major_Axis: 6378137.000000

Denominator_of_Flattening_Ratio: 298.257222

Vertical_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Altitude_System_Definition:

Altitude_Resolution: 1.000000

Altitude_Encoding_Method:

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Entity_and_Attribute_Information:

Detailed_Description:

Entity_Type:

Entity_Type_Label: GWPLIB.GROUNDWATER_MONITORING_NETWORK

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Attribute_Label: OBJECTID

Attribute_Definition: Internal feature number.

Attribute_Definition_Source: ESRI

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain:

Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: SN

Attribute_Definition: GWPs Station Name