LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL


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 TALLAHASSEE

 January 28, 1965

Governor Haydon Burns, Chairman
State Board of Conservation
Tallahassee, Florida

Dear Governor Burns:

 The Florida Geological Survey is publishing the "Water Resources of
Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, Florida," as its Report of Investiga-
tions No. 40. This report was prepared from a cooperative program be-
tween the U. S. Geological Survey, the Florida Geological Survey,
Escambia County, Santa Rosa County, and the City of Pensacola.
 As you know, Escambia and Santa Rosa counties are the westernmost
counties in Florida. Much of the recent industrial growth of this section
of Florida has been placed in this area. The impact and demand for
water resources have been greatly accelerated, and this study was un-
dertaken by this department, the counties, and the City of Pensacola,
through the cooperative program to monitor the salt-water-fresh-water
contact, to determine the total demand for water at the moment, and to
try to meet the future needs of the area. I believe that the details pre-
sented in the report will meet the intended purpose.

 Respectfully yours,
 Robert O. Vernon
 Director and State Geologist