To add just a bit more to this discussion, here's what a quick Google Search revealed (and, yes, it is an AI-enabled response via a datacenter I'm sure...):
The Florida Aquifer System is currently under severe stress, running a significant water deficit and facing strict water shortage orders across central and northern regions due to cumulative rainfall deficits and heavy population-driven demands.
Current Aquifer Conditions
Drought and Deficits: Persistent below-average rainfall over the past year has left large parts of Central and Northeast Florida in an aquifer "deficit," triggering Modified Phase II and Phase III water shortage restrictions.
Low Water Levels: Monitoring wells in critical regions like the Upper Floridan Aquifer have experienced drops into low percentiles, reducing spring flows (such as at Silver Springs).
Development Pressures: Rapid urbanization—exemplified by massive expansions in Central Florida and retirement developments like The Villages—combined with agricultural needs, continues to outpace slow natural recharge rates.
Long-Term Planning: Regional groups like the Central Florida Water Initiative are drafting 20-year supply plans projecting substantial groundwater shortfalls by 2045, pushing for increased conservation and reclaimed water use.