Standing forward a beach in souther...

Standing forward a beach in southern Florida it is impossible to view that the saltwater gently rising and falling with the tide also is slowly creeping inland subterranean But it is -- at 100 feet by means of year under some beaches.

Saltwater intrusion is a question that has crept up upon South Florida water officials as quietly as the brackish groundwater has mov in from the coast and, like the water, it is leaving an unpleasant taste in their entrance s Continued development in the area has increased demand for water and the strain forward the fresh groundwater supplies has spreaded the gates for saftwater intrusion.

For example, in Broward shire where the problem is particularly acute, the population grew by the agency of more than 200,000 people between 1980 and 1990 and is awaited to increase by another half-million by the agency of 2010. According to the county's water management division, residents use an average of 200 gallons