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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

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

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

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

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:

0 (172*)

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

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

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

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Air Emissions of Criteria Pollutants, 1999 (Tons):

717821.25 (3)

559521 (3)

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

Information on 8 Hour Ozone Standard Compliance

WASTE

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

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)

149.28 (9)

1445.19 (14)

2256.77 (31)

Number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, 2002:

1570 (3)

         Number That Still Need to be Cleaned Up, 2002: