FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY


doned. One deep well (404 feet) was abandoned because of a high
hydrogen sulfide content and six shallower wells were abandoned be-
cause of declining water levels, partially as a result of close spacing.
 The Chemstrand Corporation pumped an average of 7.9 mgd (fully
metered) during 1962. This fgure was reduced from a high of 9.2 mgd
during 1959. The plant started production in the fall of 1953. Records
show an average use during the month of 3.4 in June 1954. This use in-
creased to 9.8 mgd in March 1960. Water conservation measures such as


Figure 43. Map of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties showing the amount of ground
 water used daily for industrial and public supplies during 1958 and 1962.