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Palm Beach County Agriculture Reserve Aquifer Storage & Recovery - Part 2
Palm Beach County Agriculture Reserve Aquifer Storage & Recovery - Part 2
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Project Description
This project includes aquifer storage and recovery wells with a total capacity of 75 million gallons per day and associated pre- and post- water quality treatment located adjacent to the reservoir. The initial design of the wells assumed 15 well clusters, each with a capacity of 5 million gallons per day as well as chlorination for pre-treatment and aeration for post-treatment. The source of water to be injected is surficial ground water adjacent to the Palm Beach County Agricultural Reserve Reservoir. The level and extent of treatment and number of the aquifer storage and recovery wells may be modified based on findings from a proposed aquifer storage and recovery pilot project.
The purpose of this project is to supplement water supply deliveries for central and southern Palm Beach County by capturing and storing excess water currently discharged to the Lake Worth Lagoon. These supplemental deliveries will reduce demands on Lake Okeechobee and the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Area.
The wells will pump water into the aquifer during the wet season and will pump water from the aquifer to the Lake Worth Drainage District canals to help maintain canal stages during the dry season. If water is not available in the aquifer storage and recovery wells, existing rules for water delivery to this region will be applied. |
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