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SWFWMD Aquifer Resource Weekly Update

April 14, 2013 by Press Release

The Southwest Florida Water Management District urges year-round water conservation. Water levels may rise and fall, but our water resources remain limited. The District encourages efficient, non-wasteful uses of water to sustain our high quality of life. For more information about ways to conserve water, contact the District at 1-800-423-1476 or visit the District’s website at WaterMatters.org

 

Aquifer Resource Weekly Update

April 12, 2013

 

Aquifer Levels (in feet) *

 

Regions ** April 12 Previous week Same date
last year
Normal range ***
North -0.06 0.23 -1.51 0 to +3
Central 1.09 0.95 -0.15 0 to +5.5
South 1.28 -0.47 -3.19 0 to +8

 

* Aquifers are underground layers of rock and sand that hold water. In southwest Florida, more than 80 percent of the water supply comes from aquifers.

 

** North (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Levy, Marion and Sumter counties)

Central (Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas and Polk counties)

South (Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Manatee and Sarasota counties)

 

*** Aquifer levels normally fluctuate to varying degrees in different regions. The normal range shows how much each region normally fluctuates, with 0 as the bottom of the normal range.

 

**** Readings show how current levels compare to normal ranges for this time of year. Anything below a zero is below the normal range.

 

2013 Rainfall (in inches) *

 

  April 1-11 April Jan-Mar Jan-Mar
  Actual ** Historic
Avg. ***
Actual Historic
Avg.
North 0.48 2.74 3.16 9.64
Central 1.16 2.45 3.13 8.83
South 2.43 2.49 2.48 7.79

 

Historic Rainfall (January – December in inches)

 

  2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 Jan–Dec
  Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Actual Historic Avg.
North 55.81 48.35 49.61 50.63 49.30 45.43 38.73 58.85 62.50 53.50
Central 50.30 53.44 49.29 51.56 46.64 41.44 43.13 51.62 68.52 52.29
South 47.36 46.40 48.61 48.84 47.37 38.53 42.28 61.65 62.65 52.31

 

* The rainfall values for the current month and year are considered provisional and subject to revision. The other annual figures are final.

 

** Actual rainfall for the time frame referenced at the top of the column.

 

*** Historical average rainfall for the time frame referenced at the top of the column. The District’s historical rainfall records date back to 1914.

 

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