Sources of water to wells in updip areas of the Wenonah-Mount Laurel aquifer, Gloucester and Camden Counties, New Jersey

Updates to the regional groundwater-flow model of the New Jersey Coastal Plain, 1980–2013

“…In addition to the previous regional simulation studies listed in table 1, the rediscretized RASA model of the New Jersey Coastal Plain was used by Pope (2006) to simulate the effects of increased withdrawals from the Atlantic City 800-foot sand on water levels, by Watt and Voronin (2006) to simulate sources of water to wells in the Wenonah-Mount Laurel aquifer, and by Gordon (2007) to produce water budgets for confined aquifers in the New Jersey Coastal Plain under various withdrawal scenarios.…”

“…Since its original development, the New Jersey Coastal Plain groundwater-flow model has been used to evaluate the regional effects of groundwater withdrawals on water levels in the confined aquifers in the New Jersey Coastal Plain and as a tool to assess water-management strategies for the region. Studies conducted in New Jersey that have used the model to address water-supply management issues, depletion of streamflow from increased groundwater withdrawals, and continued declining water levels include Navoy (1994), Pope (2006), Watt and Voronin (2006), and Gordon (2007). In some studies (for example, Spitz and others, 2008;), the regional effect of reducing or increasing groundwater withdrawals on water levels in Water Supply Critical Areas 1 and 2-two areas designated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) where excessive water use threatens the long-term sustainability of the water supply (fig.…”