Bexar
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Population in 2000:
1369854 (4)
Population Projected for 2020:
2130820 (3)
Detailed Demographic and Economic Information for:Bexar County
WATER QUALITY
INDICATOR
VALUE (RANK)
Toxics Released to Surface Waters, 2001 (Pounds):
1092 (28)
Dioxins Released to surface waters (grams)
0 (6*)
Number of State Wastewater Discharge Permits, 2002:
28 (12)
Total Permitted Discharge (Millions of Gallons Per Day,):
3670.95 (3)
Number of Quality Impaired Surface Water Bodies, 2002:
3 (31)
Information on Drinking Water Quality From U.S. EPA (SDWIS)
WATER QUANTITY
Total Water Use 2000 (Acre-Feet):
297332 (17)
Surface Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):
12755 (56)
Ground Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):
267178 (11)
Per Capita Water Use 2000 (Gallons per Day):
152.99 (146)
Projected Total Water Use, 2020 (Acre-Feet):
485382 (6)
Total Number of Active Surface Water Rights Permits, 2002:
105 (16)
Total Authorized Volume of Water, 2002 (Acre-Feet):
90,331 (63)
Regional Water Planning Group:
L
Number of Real-Time Streamflow Monitors in the County:
16
Reservoir Conservation Storage Level Data
Water Well Level Data
LAND
Total Area of County (Thousands of Acres):
1,255 (36)
Area Dedicated to Irrigated Cropland 2000 (Acres):
7245 (82)
Number of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Active Contracts, 1987-2003:
0 (172*)
Number of Acres of Agricultural Land Enrolled in the CRP, 1987-2003:
Acres of Private Land Enrolled in Environmental Quality Incentives Program, 2002
0 (150*)
Acres of Private Land Enrolled in Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, 2002
0 (12*)
Acres of Private Land Enrolled in Wetlands Reserve Program, 2002
0 (28*)
Number of Fedral and State Superfund Sites, 2002:
7 (2)
Number of Contaminated Voluntary Cleanup Program Sites, 2002:
47 (5)
WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY
Number of Federally Listed or Proposed Endangered or Threatened Animal or Plant Species, 1999
13 (2)
Number of Eco-Regions Found in the County:
3
AIR QUALITY
Air Emissions of Criteria Pollutants, 1999 (Tons):
717821.25 (3)
Criteria Emissions From Mobile Sources, 1999 (Tons):
559521 (3)
Criteria Emissions From Industrial Sources, 2000 (Tons):
55958.25 (11)
Criteria Emissions From Area Sources, 1999 (Tons):
102342 (2)
Tons of Power Plant Air Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants, 2000
43641.91 (8)
Toxics Released to Air, 2001 (Pounds):
918753.77 (21)
Dioxins Released to Air (grams)
2.49 (12)
Number of Ambient Air Quality Monitors:
8 (4)
Compliance with 1-hour air ambient ozone standard, 2002:
near
WASTE
Number of Facilities Releasing Toxics, 2001:
43 (5)
Total Pounds of Toxics Released Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001
1640439.77 (26)
Pounds Released On-site by Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001
1327031.37 (26)
Pounds Released Off-site by Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001
313408.4 (13)
Total Grams of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds by Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001
2.62 (16)
Grams of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds Released On-Site , 2001
2.49 (13)
Grams of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds Released Off-Site , 2001
0.13 (7)
Industrial Hazardous Waste Generated, 1999 (Tons)
8723.95 (31)
Facilities with Permits to Treat, Store or Dispose of Hazardous Waste, 2002:
0 (10*)
Hazardous Waste Managed, 1999 (Tons):
3851.24 (31)
Tons of Hazardous Waste Managed at Captive Facilities, 1999
149.28 (9)
Tons of Hazardous Waste Managed at Commercial Facilities, 1999
1445.19 (14)
Tons of Hazardous Waste Managed On-Site, 1999
2256.77 (31)
Number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, 2002:
1570 (3)
Number That Still Need to be Cleaned Up, 2002:
