WWALS Watershed Coalition

WWALS Watershed Coalition, Inc. (WWALS) is Suwannee RIVERKEEPER® WWALS advocates for conservation and stewardship of the surface waters and groundwater of the Suwannee River Basin and Estuary, in south Georgia and north Florida, among them the Withlacoochee, Willacoochee, Alapaha, Little, Santa Fe, and Suwannee River watersheds, through education, awareness, environmental monitoring, and citizen activities.

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[Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09]
Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09

[Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09]
Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09

[Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09]
Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09

[Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09]
Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09

[Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09]
Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09

[Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09]
Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09

[Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09]
Floridan Aquifer Groundwater Pumping Is Getting Worse --Dr. Bob Knight 2026-05-09

Slides

[Florida Springs and Aquifer Dilemma]
Florida Springs and Aquifer Dilemma
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[Florida’s Freshwater Comes From Rain]
Florida’s Freshwater Comes From Rain
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[Floridan Aquifer Recharge = 6% of Rainfall or about 10.5 BGD to Florida’s springs]
Floridan Aquifer Recharge = 6% of Rainfall or about 10.5 BGD to Florida’s springs
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[Average Recharge to the Floridan Aquifer -10 to +20 inches per year (USGS data)]
Average Recharge to the Floridan Aquifer -10 to +20 inches per year (USGS data)
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[Floridan Aquifer Water Balance]
Floridan Aquifer Water Balance
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[Florida Spring Historic Flows and Declines by Water Management District (WMD) (1930-2009)]
Florida Spring Historic Flows and Declines by Water Management District (WMD) (1930-2009)
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[Florida Springs Dilemma: Regional Groundwater Permits - 2025]
Florida Springs Dilemma: Regional Groundwater Permits - 2025
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[Florida Springs Region Domestic Self-Supply and Landscape Irrigation Wells]
Florida Springs Region Domestic Self-Supply and Landscape Irrigation Wells
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Drops

[Withdrawals from the Floridan Aquifer in 2015]
Withdrawals from the Floridan Aquifer in 2015
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[North Florida Groundwater Pumping (2010)]
North Florida Groundwater Pumping (2010)
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[Floridan Aquifer Levels are Falling]
Floridan Aquifer Levels are Falling
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[Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer during May 1980 showing:]
Potentiometric surface of the Upper Floridan aquifer during May 1980 showing:
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Future

[The Drawdown Problem is Projected to Get Worse]
The Drawdown Problem is Projected to Get Worse
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SRWMD Withdrawals

[Suwannee River Water Management District]
Suwannee River Water Management District
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[SRWMD Non-agricultural groundwater permits]
SRWMD Non-agricultural groundwater permits
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[SRWMD Largest groundwater permits]
SRWMD Largest groundwater permits
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[SRWMD Largest agricultural groundwater permits]
SRWMD Largest agricultural groundwater permits
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[SRWMD Largest non-agricultural groundwater users]
SRWMD Largest non-agricultural groundwater users
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[SRWMD Largest for-profit, non-ag corporations that benefitted from free groundwater (2019 — 2023)]
SRWMD Largest for-profit, non-ag corporations that benefitted from free groundwater (2019 — 2023)
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SJRWMD Withdrawals

[St. Johns River Water Management District]
St. Johns River Water Management District
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[SJRWMD Largest groundwater users (>6 MGD for 2020 — 2024)]
SJRWMD Largest groundwater users (>6 MGD for 2020 — 2024)
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[SJRWMD Largest for-profit, non-agricultural corporations benefiting from free groundwater]
SJRWMD Largest for-profit, non-agricultural corporations benefiting from free groundwater
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[SJRWMD Largest agricultural groundwater users (2020-2024)]
SJRWMD Largest agricultural groundwater users (2020-2024)
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[SJRWMD Largest agricultural groundwater permits]
SJRWMD Largest agricultural groundwater permits
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SWFWMD

[SWFWMD Southwest Florida Water Management District]
SWFWMD Southwest Florida Water Management District
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[SWFWMD Largest Groundwater Permits]
SWFWMD Largest Groundwater Permits
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[SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits — Mosaic Fertilizer]
SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits — Mosaic Fertilizer
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[SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits — Alico Groves]
SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits — Alico Groves
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[SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits — Ben Hill Griffin, Inc.]
SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits — Ben Hill Griffin, Inc.
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[SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits - Astin Strawberry]
SWFWMD Largest Multiple Groundwater Permits - Astin Strawberry
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[SWFWMD Largest groundwater users (2020-2025)]
SWFWMD Largest groundwater users (2020-2025)
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NWFWMD

[NWFWMD Northwest Florida Water Management District]
NWFWMD Northwest Florida Water Management District
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[NWFWMD Largest Groundwater Permits]
NWFWMD Largest Groundwater Permits
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[NWFWMD Largest Groundwater Users (1,500,000 gallons per day for 2020 - 2024)]
NWFWMD Largest Groundwater Users (1,500,000 gallons per day for 2020 - 2024)
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