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Fannin

 

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Population in 2000:

28909 (90)

 

 

Population Projected for 2020:

37000 (88)

 

Detailed Demographic and Economic Information for:
Fannin County
 

 

 

WATER QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Toxics Released to Surface Waters, 2001 (Pounds):

6 (54)

    Dioxins Released to surface waters (grams)

0 (6*)

Number of State Wastewater Discharge Permits, 2002:

12 (52)

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

897.88 (21)

Number of Quality Impaired Surface Water Bodies, 2002:

1 (88)

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

WATER QUANTITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Total Water Use 2000 (Acre-Feet):

19020 (116)

         Surface Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

6710 (78)

         Ground Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

3785 (160)

Per Capita Water Use 2000 (Gallons per Day):

129.95 (213)

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

14500 (147)

Total Number of Active Surface Water Rights Permits, 2002:

36 (70)

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

31,228 (89)

Regional Water Planning Group:

C

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):

904  (149)

Area Dedicated to Irrigated Cropland 2000 (Acres):

3749 (102)

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

64 (69)

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

3672.4 (90)

Acres of Private Land Enrolled in Environmental Quality Incentives Program, 2002

471 (101)

Acres of Private Land Enrolled in Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program, 2002

0 (12*)

Acres of Private Land Enrolled in Wetlands Reserve Program, 2002

770 (15)

Number of Fedral and State Superfund Sites, 2002:

0 (47*)

Number of Contaminated Voluntary Cleanup Program Sites, 2002:

1 (70)

WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

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

2 (99)

Number of Eco-Regions Found in the County:

1

AIR QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Air Emissions of Criteria Pollutants, 1999 (Tons):

31694.86 (91)

21056 (87)

6191.86 (60)

         Criteria Emissions From Area Sources, 1999 (Tons):

4447 (130)

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

6191.86 (29)

Toxics Released to Air, 2001 (Pounds):

41.99 (131)

    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

1771.09 (125)

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

47.99 (134)

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

1723.1 (67)

    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)

306.54 (59)

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

0 (10*)

Hazardous Waste Managed, 1999 (Tons):

81.05 (46)

0 (13*)

0 (27*)

81.05 (38)

Number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, 2002:

25 (133)

         Number That Still Need to be Cleaned Up, 2002: