City leaders in a coastal community asked residents not to drink water from the tap or use it for cooking. Because of a drought and low groundwater levels, the community's well field was experiencing saltwater intrusion.
City officials contacted Florida Gateway College to ask what they should do to correct the problem. In the interim, the city made bottled water available to residents, while contemplating desalination equipment to make the water drinkable again.
The people of this small community are not alone: Saltwater intrusion into drinking water wells is a growing phenomenon in coastal
