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County Profiles:  Water Quantity

County Name:

Galveston

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

131.99

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

2.99

 

 

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

10

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

177116.50

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

Sector

2000

2020

Electric Utility:

6054

 

1500

 

Irrigation

4806

 

10334

 

Livestock

324

 

182

 

Manufacturing

35381

 

75743

 

Mining

230

 

55

 

Municipal

36988

 

50632

 

 

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