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County Profiles:  Water Quantity

County Name:

Hidalgo

Residential Per-Capita Water Use, 2000 (gallons per day):

131

Irrigation Efficiency, Total Acre-Feet Used per Acre of Irrigated Land, 2000:

1.27

 

 

Total Number of Authorized or Permitted Active Surface Water Rights, 2002

481

Total Volume of Water Permitted in Active Surface Water Rights, 2002

1436798.10

Current and Projected Water Use by Sector (acre-feet)

Sector

2000

2020

Electric Utility:

3487

 

6000

 

Irrigation

375632

 

702124

 

Livestock

681

 

763

 

Manufacturing

2674

 

4374

 

Mining

1196

 

708

 

Municipal

83563

 

147045

 

 

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