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Population in 2000:

21792 (107)

 

 

Population Projected for 2020:

36216 (90)

 

Detailed Demographic and Economic Information for:
Aransas County
 

 

 

WATER QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Toxics Released to Surface Waters, 2001 (Pounds):

0 (63*)

    Dioxins Released to surface waters (grams)

0 (6*)

Number of State Wastewater Discharge Permits, 2002:

4 (112)

         Total Permitted Discharge (Millions of Gallons Per Day,):

1.21 (144)

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):

4086 (211)

         Surface Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

3710 (107)

         Ground Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

376 (243)

Per Capita Water Use 2000 (Gallons per Day):

148.69 (158)

Projected Total Water Use, 2020 (Acre-Feet):

5729 (201)

Total Number of Active Surface Water Rights Permits, 2002:

6  (186)

         Total Authorized Volume of Water, 2002 (Acre-Feet):

27,401 (92)

Regional Water Planning Group:

N

Number of Real-Time Streamflow Monitors in the County:

0

Reservoir Conservation Storage Level Data

Water Well Level Data

LAND

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Total Area of County (Thousands of Acres):

301  (246)

Area Dedicated to Irrigated Cropland 2000 (Acres):

0 (231*)

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:

0 (47*)

Number of Contaminated Voluntary Cleanup Program Sites, 2002:

2 (48)

WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Number of Federally Listed or Proposed Endangered or Threatened Animal or Plant Species, 1999

12 (3)

Number of Eco-Regions Found in the County:

1

AIR QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Air Emissions of Criteria Pollutants, 1999 (Tons):

25010 (109)

20140 (90)

3411 (91)

         Criteria Emissions From Area Sources, 1999 (Tons):

1459 (231)

Tons of Power Plant Air Emissions of Criteria Air Pollutants, 2000

0 (76*)

Toxics Released to Air, 2001 (Pounds):

34613.43 (95)

    Dioxins Released to Air (grams)

0 (45*)

Number of Ambient Air Quality Monitors:

0 (35*)

Compliance with 1-hour air ambient ozone standard, 2002:

attain

Information on 8 Hour Ozone Standard Compliance

WASTE

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Number of Facilities Releasing Toxics, 2001:

1 (93)

      Total Pounds of Toxics Released Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001

34613.43 (101)

      Pounds Released On-site by Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001

34613.43 (97)

      Pounds Released Off-site by Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001

0 (97*)

    Total Grams of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds by Industrial Facilities and Power Plants, 2001

0 (46*)

      Grams of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds Released On-Site , 2001

0 (45*)

      Grams of Dioxins and Dioxin-Like Compounds Released Off-Site , 2001

0 (9*)

Industrial Hazardous Waste Generated, 1999 (Tons)

2.3 (144)

Facilities with Permits to Treat, Store or Dispose of Hazardous Waste, 2002:

0 (10*)

Hazardous Waste Managed, 1999 (Tons):

1.47 (69)

0 (13*)

0 (27*)

1.47 (69)

Number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, 2002:

39 (94)

         Number That Still Need to be Cleaned Up, 2002: