Nature of Groundwater Aquifers in the Upper Coastal Plain of Georgia and South Carolina

Abstract

The Upper Coastal Plain contains aquifers capable of yielding large quantities of water with low dissolved solids. There are commonly three aquifers present with water flow directions in each aquifer controlled by the proximity of surface streams and rivers. The very low cation exchange capacity of the Upper Coastal Plain sediments makes these aquifers unusually susceptible to contamination.