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Counties in Region:
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VAL VERDE, REAL, KINNEY, KERR, EDWARDS, BANDERA
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Major Cities:
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Del Rio, Kerrville
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Population 2000:
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120,510
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Population 2050:
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210,085
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Total Water Use, 2000:
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44624 Acre-Feet
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Total Water Use, 2050:
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55308 Acre-Feet
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Primary Rivers:
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Rio Grande, Nueces, San Antonio, Guadalupe
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Major Aquifers:
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Edwards-Trinity, Trinity, Edwards (BFZ)
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Annual Precipitation:
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16-32 Inches
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Net Evaporation:
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40-56 Inches
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Regional Planning Activity Information From
The Teaxs Water Development Board
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SUPPLY 1995
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DEMAND 2000
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DEMAND 2050
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SOURCE
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PERCENT
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SECTOR
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ACRE-FEET
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PERCENT
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SECTOR
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ACRE-FEET
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PERCENT
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Groundwater
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39%
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Irrigation
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11478
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25.7%
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Irrigation
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9290
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16.8%
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Surfacewater
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61%
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Manufacturing
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41
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0.1%
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Manufacturing
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66
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0.1%
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Livestock
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2986
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6.7%
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Livestock
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2986
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5.4%
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Mining
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336
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0.8%
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Mining
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323
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0.6%
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Municipal
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29783
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66.7%
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Municipal
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42643
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77.1%
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Power
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0
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0.0%
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Power
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0
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0.0%
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- This sparsely populated planning area will witness a 70 percent population growth between 1995 and 2050, and
municipal water use will rise from 64.5 to 74 percent of total water demand.
- Rapid population growth and out-migration from Austin and San Antonio have led to concerns in Kerr and
Bandera counties over groundwater quality and quantity in both the Trinity and Edwards Plateau aquifers.
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