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County Profiles:  Water Quantity

County Name:

Sterling

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

207.64

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

1.09

 

 

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

3

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

168

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

Sector

2000

2020

Electric Utility:

0

 

0

 

Irrigation

637

 

817

 

Livestock

365

 

571

 

Manufacturing

0

 

0

 

Mining

560

 

405

 

Municipal

324

 

333

 

 

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