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
Water Resource Weekly Update
September 12, 2014
Aquifer Levels (in feet) *
|
Regions ** |
Sept. 10 |
Previous week |
Same date |
Normal range *** |
|
North |
2.31 |
2.08 |
2.21 |
0 to +3 |
|
Central |
2.89 |
3.26 |
3.83 |
0 to +5.5 |
|
South |
-0.31 |
-0.50 |
3.50 |
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.
2014 Rainfall (in inches) *
|
|
Sept. 10 |
September |
Jan-Aug |
Jan-Aug |
|
|
Actual ** |
Historic |
Actual |
Historic |
|
North |
2.62 |
6.23 |
41.78 |
39.80 |
|
Central |
2.94 |
6.92 |
37.27 |
38.26 |
|
South |
2.40 |
7.53 |
35.04 |
38.13 |
Historic Rainfall (January – December in inches)
|
|
2013 |
2012 |
2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
2008 |
2007 |
2006 |
2005 |
Jan–Dec |
|
|
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Actual |
Historic Avg. |
|
North |
50.54 |
55.81 |
48.35 |
49.61 |
50.63 |
49.30 |
45.43 |
38.73 |
58.85 |
53.46 |
|
Central |
47.92 |
50.30 |
53.44 |
49.29 |
51.56 |
46.64 |
41.44 |
43.13 |
51.62 |
52.25 |
|
South |
52.64 |
47.36 |
46.40 |
48.61 |
48.84 |
47.37 |
38.53 |
42.28 |
61.65 |
52.29 |
* 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.