Fresh Water Withdrawals
                (In Millions of Gallons Per Day)

                                    1985              2005              % change
Florida
Ground                     4,106.78       4,247.36       3%
Surface                     2,228.29       2,625.77       18%
Total                          6,334.00       6,873.13       9%
Palm Beach
Ground                     153.93          287.00          86%
Surface                     554.28*        820.72*        49%
Total                          708.21          1,107.72       56%
Miami Dade
Ground                     486.05          486.45          0%
Surface                     4.50               28.30             529%
Total                          498.55          514.75          3%
Broward
Ground                     230.18          277.86          21%
Surface                     5.10               31.04             509%
Total                          240.28          308.90          29%
SOURCE: US Department of Interior, Geological Survey

    *Thanks to fresh water used to 
          grow tax-subsidized sugar