"Aquifer levels will drop seriously in Northeast Florida within 20 years if a growing population doesn’t waste less water, new estimates by water managers warn.
That change could draw saltier water into some wells Jacksonville Electric Company (JEA) uses to supply its customers, making them unacceptable for public use, say the projections by scientists at the St. Johns River Water Management District.
It could also have far-reaching effects on the region’s natural environment, from harming plants to lowering lake volumes in Putnam and southern Clay counties......"
