REPORT OF INVESTIGATIONS No. 40


Figure 44. Graph showing pumpage from the sadnd-and-gravel aquifer by the City of
 Pensacola, 1933-62.

 Use by military opio.-Mil operationsMilitary operations use about 7 million
gallons of ground water per day in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.
The Naval Air Station at Pensacola uses 5 mgd from 8 wells (200 to 250
feet deep) at Corry Field. The Station has 4 other wells on a standby
basis. Whiting Field uses 1 mgd from 8 wells (234 to 319 feet deep).
Saufley Field, Ellyson Field, Bronson Field, and Eglin Field 7 use a total
of 1 mgd.
 Use by agriculture.-The amount of ground water used for irrigation
 in both counties is small. About 0.5 mgd is used for irrigation. Lawn and
 garden irrigation accounts for most of the water used. Less than 10 large-
 capacity wells are occasionally used in this area for irrigation. Eseambia
 County has about 300 acres under occasional irrigation. The need for ir-
 rigation water normally is not great because rainfall is fairly abundant
 during the growing season. However, seasonal droughts occur and a few