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Population in 2000:

457250 (8)

 

 

Population Projected for 2020:

923309 (7)

 

Detailed Demographic and Economic Information for:
Collin County
 

 

 

WATER QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Toxics Released to Surface Waters, 2001 (Pounds):

1644.73 (27)

    Dioxins Released to surface waters (grams)

0 (6*)

Number of State Wastewater Discharge Permits, 2002:

26 (14)

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

440.46 (31)

Number of Quality Impaired Surface Water Bodies, 2002:

0 (157*)

Information on Drinking Water Quality From U.S. EPA (SDWIS)

WATER QUANTITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Total Water Use 2000 (Acre-Feet):

136422 (36)

         Surface Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

128487 (12)

         Ground Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

6034 (127)

Per Capita Water Use 2000 (Gallons per Day):

231.9 (32)

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

262520 (19)

Total Number of Active Surface Water Rights Permits, 2002:

50 (50)

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

121,491  (56)

Regional Water Planning Group:

C

Number of Real-Time Streamflow Monitors in the County:

2

Reservoir Conservation Storage Level Data

Water Well Level Data

LAND

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Total Area of County (Thousands of Acres):

879  (180)

Area Dedicated to Irrigated Cropland 2000 (Acres):

2078 (131)

Number of Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Active Contracts, 1987-2003:

11 (109)

         Number of Acres of Agricultural Land Enrolled in the CRP, 1987-2003:

528.1 (129)

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:

1 (17)

Number of Contaminated Voluntary Cleanup Program Sites, 2002:

27 (6)

WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

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

0 (191*)

Number of Eco-Regions Found in the County:

1

AIR QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Air Emissions of Criteria Pollutants, 1999 (Tons):

171829.06 (15)

142263 (12)

3578.06 (84)

         Criteria Emissions From Area Sources, 1999 (Tons):

25988 (12)

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

1456.8 (44)

Toxics Released to Air, 2001 (Pounds):

214058.84 (52)

    Dioxins Released to Air (grams)

7.75 (4)

Number of Ambient Air Quality Monitors:

2 (16)

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

non

Information on 8 Hour Ozone Standard Compliance

WASTE

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Number of Facilities Releasing Toxics, 2001:

13 (16)

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

407705.58 (52)

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

373633.57 (47)

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

34072 (39)

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

7.75 (7)

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

7.75 (4)

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

0 (9*)

Industrial Hazardous Waste Generated, 1999 (Tons)

11667.72 (25)

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

0 (10*)

Hazardous Waste Managed, 1999 (Tons):

18699.98 (23)

0 (13*)

7855.94 (9)

10844.04 (22)

Number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, 2002:

204 (23)

         Number That Still Need to be Cleaned Up, 2002: