This volume in the thirteenth in a series of reports dealing with the recovery of uranium, alumina and phosphate values from the leached zone portion of the Florida phosphate producing area.

From purpose and scope: The primary purpose of the investigation was to measure both the concentrations and loads of selected water-quality parameters in runoff from the bridge surface during storms.

From introduction: This report is part of a three-site assessment of water-quality conditions in areas of solid-waste disposal in Dade County. It is primarily intended to furnish county water planners and managers with specific water-quality information regarding the quality of landfill leachate, along with generalized observations on the quality impact on contiguous water resources due to leachate encroachment.

This report presents an assessment of water resources and data-network of the Manasota Basin located in Manatee and Sarasota counties in Florida.

From introduction: The purpose of this report is (1) to describe the geology, hydrology, and quality of water of Manatee County and (2) to evaluate the availability of surface and ground water for development. The report provides Manatee County, the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and the Florida Department of Natural Resources with a data base and an evaluation of the water resources of the area so that water-quality and water-resource problems and water-management and regulatory needs can be adequately defined and documented.

Abstract: Ground water in the Myakka River basin area is obtained from a water-table aquifer and from five zones in an artesian aquifer. Wells in the water-table aquifer yield generally less- than 50 gal/min and dissolved solids concentration is less than 500 mg/1 except in coastal areas and the peninsula southwest of the Myakka River estuary. Wells in the Venice area that tap zone. 1 usually yield less than 30 gal/min. The quality of the water is good except in the peninsula area. Zone 2 is the most highly developed aquifer in the heavily populated coastal areas. Wells yield as much as 200 gal/min. In most areas, water is of acceptable quality.Wells that tap zone 3 yield as much as 500 gal/min. Fluoride concentration ranges from 1 to 3.5 mg/1. Zone 4 yields as much as 1,500 gal/min to large diameter wells. Except in the extreme northeastern part of the area water from zone 4 usually contains high concentrations of fluoride and sulfate. Zone 5 is the most productive aquifer in the area, but dissolved solids concentrations usually are too high for public supply except in the extreme northeast.Surface water derived from natural drainage is of good quality except for …

From purpose and scope: The purpose of this report is to present an analysis of the stream-aquifer system of the Santa Fe River basin, including the quantity and quality of water available from each source and their interrelation. Much information is available in previously published reports, but the basin has not been previously evaluated as a hydrologic unit.

From introduction: This report describes some basic principles of hydrology as they apply to Martin County. The major land features of the county are described first, then the hydrologic cycle and the county's surface-water and ground-water resource. Specific problems associated with population growth and the county's development, such as saltwater intrusion and water use, are sited and sections have been included in the report to deal with these problems.