Ground Water in Florida

Ground Water Publications

2012 305(b) Report Chapter 9: Introduction to Ground Water Monitoring and Chapter 10: Results of the Ground Water Assessments

Chapter 9 starts on page 149 and Chapter 10 starts on page 153.

Background Hydrogeochemistry (October, 1992)

The report is intended to portray the baseline for Florida's ground water quality. Future sampling results will be compared to these 1980's regional values. This publication is also referenced as Special Publication No. 34 of the Florida Geological Survey.

DEP Standard Operating Procedures FS 2200 Ground Water Sampling (2008)

Standard Operating Procedures for ground water sampling
Determining Representative Ground Water Samples Filtered or Unfiltered (June 1994)

These guidelines are intended to provide assistance to Department permitting, cleanup, and enforcement personnel in assessing site-specific data, on a case-by-case basis, to determine the appropriate ground water sample for compliance and assessment determinations.

Florida’s Source Water Assessment and Protection Program: Source Water Assessments (October, 2004)

This report is a brief summary of the methodology used in the statewide source water assessments conducted in Florida in 2003 to 2004.
Migrant Farm Worker Ground Water Survey (August, 2001)

The objectives of this project were to evaluate drinking water quality from potable wells serving farm workers and to supply safe drinking water if contaminants are detected above EPA Drinking Water Standards.

Guidance Documents Referenced by Chapter 62-520, F.A.C.
- Guidance for Ground Water Monitoring Plan Design (333 KB)(2008)
  This document provides guidance for development of a Ground Water Monitoring Plan for a permitted wastewater facility.
- Monitoring Well Design and Construction Guidance Manual (1MB)(2008)
  This guidance manual provides the protocols and recommended procedures for the proper design and construction of monitoring wells such that quality ground water samples representative of actual conditions can be collected.