ABSTRACT:As part of a larger model to identify lands suitable for acquisition, a water supply protection model was developed using the Southwest Florida Water Management District's GIS. Several hydrologic and hydrogeologic data layers were overlaid to develop maps showing ground‐water supply suitability, protection areas for surface‐water supply, protection areas for major public supply wells, susceptibility to ground‐water contamination, and recharge to the Floridan aquifer. These intermediate layers were combined into a final map to prioritize protection areas for water s
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