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From a draft report of the St. Johns River Water Management District Central Florida's groundwater supply could drop by up to 10 feet in the next two decades, with salty and expensive consequences. By 2025, a city like Titusville could see more wildfires, lower wetlands and saltier water deep underground that upwells into fresher parts of the aquifer. Public wells in Titusville and Cocoa would be among 21 Central Florida well fields at the highest risk of saltwater contamination. A lower aquifer would harm vegetation, wetlands, springs and lakes from Titusville to Palm Bay
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