Quality-of-water data, Palm Beach County, Florida, 1970-1975
Open-File Report
76-784
By: Wesley L. Miller and Arthur C. Lietz
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Abstract
One of the most pressing problems of Palm Beach County, Florida, is the present and potential contamination of the surface and ground-water resources. The canals which dissect the urban and agricultural areas are convenient receptacles for storm-water runoff, sewage effluent, and agricultural wastes. Contaminants in the canals may enter the shallow aquifer as the canal water infiltrates. The quality of water in the shallow aquifer is further influenced by constituents in infiltrating rainwater, septic tank effluent, and many other sources of contamination. The County Health Department has stated that many of the canals and lakes, including Lake Worth, an estuary, have reached levels of contamination rendering them unfit for recreation (Land and others, 1972). The purpose of this report is to: (1) Compile the basic water-quality data collected during 1970-75 as a part of the monitoring program. (2) Make these data available in a usable form to assist in urban and regional planning of the county 's water resources. The water-quality programs include 36 surface-water stations on canals and lakes and 136 ground-water stations which have been regularly sampled. Both urban and agricultural areas are included in the sampling programs. (Woodard-USGS)
Suggested Citation
Miller, W.L., Lietz, A.C., 1976, Quality-of-water data, Palm Beach County, Florida, 1970-1975: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 76-784, 100 p. :maps ;27 cm.; (109 p. - PGS), https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr76784.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Quality-of-water data, Palm Beach County, Florida, 1970-1975 |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 76-784 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr76784 |
| Year Published | 1976 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey, |
| Description | 100 p. :maps ;27 cm.; (109 p. - PGS) |