Assessment of Surficial and Brunswick Aquifer Systems, Coastal Georgia
Project Chief: Greg Cherry
Cooperator: Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division. Camden County
Glynn County, Liberty County Development Authority, McIntosh County, City of Ludowici
Year started: 2002
THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND IS BEING ARCHIVED IN ITS FINAL CONFIGURATION
Problem
The Upper Floridan aquifer is the primary source of water in
the coastal area of Georgia. Declining water levels and localized
occurrences of saltwater contamination in the Upper Floridan
aquifer have resulted in the Georgia Environmental Protection
Division capping permitted withdrawals at 1997 rates from the
Upper Floridan aquifer in parts of the coastal area. These restrictions
have prompted interest in developing supplemental sources
of ground water, including the surficial and Brunswick aquifer
systems. The surficial aquifer system includes the water table and
semiconfined zones; the Brunswick aquifer system includes the
upper and lower Brunswick aquifers (Clarke, 2003).
Objectives
- Characterize the geologic and water-bearing properties of the surficial and Brunswick aquifer systems.
- Characterize the water quality of the surficial and Brunswick aquifer systems.
- Develop monitoring network for management of the surficial and Brunswick aquifer systems.
Progress and Significant Results, 2002—2003
- Old Sunbury Road site, Liberty County. Completed six
test wells, conducted a 24-hour aquifer test in the
semiconfined zone of the surficial aquifer and a
48-hour aquifer test in the lower Brunswick aquifer.
- City of Ludowici Prison site, Long County. Completed two
test wells and completed 24-hour aquifer tests in wells
completed in the semiconfined zone of the surficial aquifer
and in the upper and lower Brunswick aquifers, combined.
- Waverly Fire Station No. 17 site, Camden County.
- Completed three test wells and completed 24-hour aquifer
tests in wells completed in the semiconfined zone of the
surficial aquifer and the upper Brunswick aquifer.
- Lawrence Road Fire Station site, St. Simons, Glynn County.
Completed wells in the semiconfined zone of the surficial
aquifer and in the lower Brunswick aquifer.
- Darien site, McIntosh County. Completed test wells in the
surficial aquifer, semiconfined zone of the surficial aquifer,
and lower Brunswick aquifer.
BRUNSWICK SURFICIAL PROJECT LINKS
Publications
Technical Highlights in Ground-Water Conditions and Studies in Georgia, 2002-03
Hydrogeology, Hydraulic Properties, and Water Quality of the Surficial and Brunswick Aquifer Systems, Eastern Liberty County, Georgia, January-February 2003 (PDF)
Hydrogeology, Hydraulic Properties, and Water Quality of the Surficial and Brunswick Aquifer Systems, Northern Camden County, Georgia, October-December 2003 (PDF)
Technical Highlights in Ground-Water Conditions and Studies in Georgia, 2004-05
Hydrogeology, Hydraulic Properties, and Water Quality of the Surficial and Brunswick Aquifer Systems, McIntosh County, Georgia, May and November 2004 (PDF)
Hydrogeology, Hydraulic Properties, and Water Quality of the Surficial and Brunswick Aquifer Systems Near the City of Ludowici, Long County, Georgia, July 2003 (PDF)
Georgia Water Resources Conference, Proceedings
Priest, Sherlyn, and Clarke, John S., 2005, Potential effects of groundwater development in eastern Camden County, Georgia, on groundwater resources of Cumberland Island National Seashore, Proceedings of the 2005 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 25-27, 2005, at the University of Georgia. Kathryn J. Hatcher, editor, Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. (PDF)
Clarke, J.S., 2003, The surficial and Brunswick aquifer systems-Alternative groundwater resources for coastal Georgia, Proceedings of the 2003 Georgia Water Resources Conference, held April 23-24, 2003, at the University of Georgia. Kathryn J. Hatcher, editor., Institute of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. (PDF)
