NFRWSP: Groundwater Quality Analysis Briefing · Briefing Jennifer Gihring SJRWMD . February 17,...
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NFRWSP: Groundwater Quality Analysis
Briefing
Jennifer Gihring SJRWMD
February 17, 2015
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Water Supply Plan
Projected Demand
Estimated Conservation
Potential
Net Demand
Net Demand
Water Available
From Traditional
Sources
Alternative Water Supply
Projects Needed
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Water Resource Assessment
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Purpose of Water Resource Assessment
Quantify volume of fresh groundwater available for water supply, constrained by potential for unacceptable water resource
impacts.
Informs magnitude of project options needed to meet future demands and
avoid unacceptable impacts.
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Water Resource Assessment Components
• Minimum flows and levels - Lakes - Springs - Flowing Systems - Note: Includes adopted MFLs; may include
proposed MFLs • Waterbodies without MFLs • Wetland vegetation • Groundwater quality • Water reservation
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Use of Water Resource Assessment Components
Quantitative Estimate of
Groundwater Availability
Indication of Future Water
Resource Constraints
MFLs
Groundwater quality
Wetland vegetation
Waterbodies without MFLs
Water reservation
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Groundwater Quality Assessment: Approach
• Statistical analysis of observed data to identify areas where current and future use of the Floridan aquifer system may be affected by groundwater quality
• Analysis compares well data to FDEP safe drinking water standards
• Identifies current areas of concern and potential future areas of concern through trend analysis
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• Wells: Identify existing wells in NFRWSP that have groundwater quality data with adequate period of record
• Method: Calculated two metrics; relative to FDEP safe drinking water standards
• Results: Methods paper; tables; graphics
Groundwater Quality Analysis: Method
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Groundwater Quality Analysis: Wells
• Reviewed groundwater quality data from 429 water supply/monitoring wells (406 SJR; 23 SR)
• Included monitoring wells and production wells used for AG, CII, LRA, DSS, PG, & PS
• Wells used in the analysis had an adequate period of record, consistent sampling, and clean QA/QC of laboratory results.
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Groundwater Quality Analysis: Wells
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• Criteria: FDEP safe drinking water standard of 250 mg/L chloride; 500 mg/L TDS
• Two metrics: - Wells that exhibit statistically significant trends
in chloride/TDS concentration (95% SL) - Year when wells would exceed standards for
chloride/TDS • Major ion/anion groundwater geochemistry
quantified on Piper diagrams for wells with significant upward trends
Groundwater Quality Analysis: Method
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• Wells that exhibit statistically significant trends in chloride
• Identified via Mann-Kendall regression & Sen’s test (95% SL)
Groundwater Quality Analysis: Metrics
High Medium Low “Freshening”
> 3 mg/L/yr 1-3 mg/L/yr 0-1 mg/L/yr < 0 mg/L/yr
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• Year when wells would exceed chloride/TDS standard
- High/medium risk wells - Regression carried trend through 2035; used
to determine year in which chloride concentration would equal or exceed 250 mg/L chloride
- Similar regression on TDS concentrations
Groundwater Quality Analysis: Metrics
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Chloride Trends
Groundwater Quality Assessment: Results
133 wells exhibited
significant trend
92 increasing
33 high
35 medium
24 low 41 decreasing
• 6 wells exceeded 250 mg/L in 2015 • 11 additional wells projected to exceed 250 mg/L
by 2035.
Located in Duval, Flagler, Nassau, & St. Johns counties; 65 FAS & 3 SAS
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TDS Trends
Groundwater Quality Assessment: Results
• Assessed stations selected from high/medium risk chloride wells
• 20 wells exceeded 500 mg/L in 2015 • 4 additional wells projected to exceed
500 mg/L by 2035.
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Groundwater Quality Analysis: Results
Chloride Trend
High
Medium
Low
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Groundwater Quality Analysis: Results
High Chloride Trend Wells: Use Type
PS
CII
LRA
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Use of Water Resource Assessment Components
Quantitative Estimate of
Groundwater Availability
Indication of Future Water
Resource Constraints
MFLs
Groundwater quality
Wetland vegetation
Waterbodies without MFLs
Water reservation
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Groundwater Quality Analysis: Status and Next Steps
• Districts complete edits on draft memo • Distribute to SAC for review (anticipated
by end of Feb.) • Districts make final edits • SAC recommendation
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Questions?
Groundwater Quality Analysis