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County Profiles:  Water Quantity

County Name:

Wharton

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

131.65

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

3.80

 

 

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

100

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

104981.18

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

Sector

2000

2020

Electric Utility:

10

 

0

 

Irrigation

240668

 

293645

 

Livestock

1249

 

1244

 

Manufacturing

305

 

521

 

Mining

637

 

2502

 

Municipal

6074

 

7141

 

 

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