What sources are used for drinking water?
Drinking water either comes from surface sources like river, lakes and streams, Lake Okeechobee is one such source, or from groundwater. In Florida most of the drinking water is provided from the aquifers, of all the aquifers the Floridian is the one which supplies most of the drinking water in Florida, chiefly in the northeastern part of the state. The aquifers that are the source of drinking water in the state are- non-artesian Biscayne aquifer, and a non-artesian sand and gravel aquifer.
