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Aquifer Storage and Recovery in the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan A Critique of the Pilot Projects and Related Plans for ASR in the Lake Okeechobee and Western Hillsboro Areas (2001) / Chapter Skim
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... Water quality issues include the suitability of the source waters for recharge without extensive pretreatment, likely water quality changes during storage in the aquifer, and whether the quality of the recovered water will pose environmental or health concerns. Local performance issues include whether the proposed ASR injection volumes will result in pressures sufficient to cause rock fracturing, and lack of information concerning the relationships among ASR storage zone properties, recovery rates, and recharge volumes.
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... Surface water and/or groundwater from the surficial aquifer adjacent to the reservoir would be the source of recharge water. This feature is designed to supplement water deliveries to the Hilisboro Canal during dry periods, thereby reducing demands on Lake Okeechobee and the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge.
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... Thus, considerations must be broader than simply meeting existing water quality criteria. The chemical analyses planned as part of the pilot projects are insufficient to answer many questions about potential biological impacts of ASR water on the Everglades ecosystem.
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... Information from the regional study, water quality studies, and local scale pilot studies ultimately must be synthesized and used together in the overall assessment of ASR as a component of the CERP. With an improved understanding of ASR systems that will result from these studies, it should be possible to develop ASR system designs that then can be compared to other storage options in terms of overall performance, including storage capacity and cost effectiveness.
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... As a final comment, the CROGEE notes that the CERP calls for ASR to be implemented in phases. The Committee agrees that phased implementation is an appropriate strategy and strongly recommends a)
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  • everglades ecosystem
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