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County Profiles:  Water Quantity

County Name:

Houston

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

161.60

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

0.88

 

 

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

48

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

10157.90

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

Sector

2000

2020

Electric Utility:

0

 

0

 

Irrigation

2479

 

721

 

Livestock

1951

 

2233

 

Manufacturing

139

 

0

 

Mining

177

 

259

 

Municipal

4197

 

4975

 

 

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