Assessing the Vulnerability of Public-Supply Wells to Contamination: Floridan Aquifer System Near Tampa, Florida

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2009/3062/

Using ground-water geochemical analyses and mathematical models, the factors affecting the quality of public water supply were identified as mixing of very recent recharge with older water, karst features, natural geochemical processes, and pumping.

by Jagucki, Martha L.; Katz, Brian G.; Crandall, Christy A.; and Eberts, Sandra M.

U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009-3062

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