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Water-Quality Assessment of Southern Florida - Wastewater Discharges and Runoff

January 1, 1998

Nearly 800 million gallons per day of treated wastewater was discharged in the Southern Florida National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) study unit in 1990, most to the Atlantic Ocean (44 percent) and to deep, saline aquifers (25 percent). About 9 percent was discharged to fresh surface waters and about 22 percent to shallow ground water, of which septic tanks accounted for 9 percent. Runoff from agricultural and urban lands, though not directly measured, is a large source of wastewater in southern Florida.

Publication Year 1998
Title Water-Quality Assessment of Southern Florida - Wastewater Discharges and Runoff
DOI 10.3133/fs03298
Authors Richard L. Marella
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Series Title Fact Sheet
Series Number 032-98
Index ID fs03298
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization U.S. Geological Survey