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County Profiles:  Water Quantity

County Name:

Fort Bend

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

173.99

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

3.38

 

 

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

51

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

641021.10

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

Sector

2000

2020

Electric Utility:

61761

 

70000

 

Irrigation

48887

 

62045

 

Livestock

1172

 

1134

 

Manufacturing

6117

 

25556

 

Mining

2840

 

2355

 

Municipal

69084

 

113748

 

 

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