Water-Quality Assessment of Southern Florida - Wastewater Discharges and Runoff
Fact Sheet
032-98
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Abstract
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.
Suggested Citation
Marella, R.L., 1998, Water-Quality Assessment of Southern Florida - Wastewater Discharges and Runoff: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 032-98, 6 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/fs03298.
ISSN: 2327-6932 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Water-Quality Assessment of Southern Florida - Wastewater Discharges and Runoff |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 032-98 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs03298 |
| Year Published | 1998 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 6 p. |