Aquifer storage and recovery in the comprehensive Everglades restoration plan : a critique of the pilot projects and related plans for ASR in the Lake Okeechobee and Western Hillsboro areas / National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Water Science and Technology Board, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee on Restoration of the Greater Evergaldes Ecosystem.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Restoration of the Greater Everglades Ecosystem.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

The compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South Florida Ecosystem Restoration Program.

Aquifer storage recovery--Florida--Hillsboro Beach.

Aquifer storage recovery.

Aquifer storage recovery--Florida--Okeechobee, Lake.

Water quality management--Florida--Hillsboro Beach.

Water quality management.

Water quality management--Florida--Okeechobee, Lake.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (74 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) is a process by which water is recharged through wells to an aquifer and extracted for beneficial use at some later time from the same wells. ASR is proposed as a major water storage component in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan(CERP), developed jointly by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The plan would use the Upper Floridan aquifer (UFA) to store as much as 1.7 billion gallons per day (gpd) (6.3 million m3/day) of excess surface water andshallow groundwater during wet periods for recovery during seasonal or longer-term dry periods, using about 333 wells. ASR represents about one-fifth of the total estimated cost of the CERP. Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan examines pilot project from the perspective of adaptive assessment, i.e., the extent to which the pilot projects will contribute to process understanding that can improve design and implementation of restoration project components. This report is a critique of the pilot projects and related studies.

Contents:

Front Matter; Preface; Contents; Executive Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Regional Science Issues; 3 Water Quality Issues; 4 Local Performance/Feasibility Issues; 5 Summary and Conclusions; References; Appendix A Workshop Agenda; Appendix B Workshop Participants; Appendix C Questions sent to the SFWMD prior to the workshop, and its responses; Appendix D Workshop-related materials received by the committee after the workshop and prior to finalization of the report; Appendix E Excerpts from Draft Project Management Plan - Lake Okeechobee

Appendix F Excerpts from Draft Project Management Plan - Western HillsboroAppendix G Biographical Sketches of Committee Members

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309171205

0309171202

9780309513326

0309513324

OCLC:

817957838