Water Issues in Florida

Paper Summary:

The paper explains how the hydrologic cycle is fundamental for the overall health of the environment and the quality of the earth's water supplies. The paper then discusses the situation in Florida and emphasizes the importance of taking steps to conserve the water resources that are available, protecting the quality of Florida's aquifers and practicing good waste management techniques. The paper provides a glossary that contains key definitions for some of the terms important in the study of water management issues both in Florida and throughout the world.

Outline:
Introduction: The Hydrologic Cycle
Issues in Water Management
The Situation and Circumstances in Florida
Steps to Better Manage the Water Supply
Glossary

From the Paper:

"The hydrologic cycle is the process by which water moves through the environment. Surface water evaporates or transpires from surface collections and plants to condense in the atmosphere as clouds. Those clouds release precipitation that falls back to the Earth. Some of that water percolates through the surface and charges underground deposits of water. The hydrologic cycle consists of the passage of water through the environment in different states in response to environmental conditions. The hydrologic cycle includes processes such as storage as ice/snow, precipitation, infiltration, ground water storage, ocean storage, evaporation, condensation, evapo-transpiration, surface runoff, springs, and sublimation (Cervone, "Florida Aquifers"; "Hydrologic Cycle"; Perlman)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Best Management Practices for Protection of Water Resources in Florida. Florida Green Industries. June 2002. 7 Dec. 2007 <http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/bmp/turfBMP.pdf>.
• "Carbonate-Rock Aquifers." Aquifer Basics. United States Geological Survey. 31 Jan. 2005. 8 Dec. 2007 <http://capp.water.usgs.gov/aquiferBasics/carbrock.html>.
• Cervone, Sarah. "Florida Aquifers." Planet Management in Florida Waters. University of Florida. 2003. 6 Dec. 2007 <http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/aquifers.html>.
• Cervone, Sarah. "Florida Geology." Plant Management in Florida Waters. University of Florida. 2003. 8 Dec. 2007 <http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/geology.html>.
• Cervone, Sarah. "Florida Sinkholes." Plant Management in Florida Waters. University of Florida. 2003. 5 Dec. 2007 <http://plants.ifas.ufl.edu/guide/sinkholes.html>.

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