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Population in 2000:

80755 (40)

 

 

Population Projected for 2020:

140370 (33)

 

Detailed Demographic and Economic Information for:
Guadalupe County
 

 

 

WATER QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Toxics Released to Surface Waters, 2001 (Pounds):

273 (36)

    Dioxins Released to surface waters (grams)

0 (6*)

Number of State Wastewater Discharge Permits, 2002:

11 (59)

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

3.17 (94)

Number of Quality Impaired Surface Water Bodies, 2002:

2 (48)

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

WATER QUANTITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Total Water Use 2000 (Acre-Feet):

18688 (118)

         Surface Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

11997 (59)

         Ground Water Use, 2000 (Acre-Feet):

6562 (122)

Per Capita Water Use 2000 (Gallons per Day):

143 (173)

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

37471 (93)

Total Number of Active Surface Water Rights Permits, 2002:

36 (70)

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

2,614,093  (2)

Regional Water Planning Group:

L

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):

705  (216)

Area Dedicated to Irrigated Cropland 2000 (Acres):

665 (170)

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

799 (85)

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:

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:

2

AIR QUALITY

INDICATOR

VALUE (RANK)

Air Emissions of Criteria Pollutants, 1999 (Tons):

60817.24 (51)

51314 (36)

1101.24 (135)

         Criteria Emissions From Area Sources, 1999 (Tons):

8402 (64)

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

18.6 (73)

Toxics Released to Air, 2001 (Pounds):

191829 (55)

    Dioxins Released to Air (grams)

0 (45*)

Number of Ambient Air Quality Monitors:

0 (35*)

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:

5 (41)

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

12310453 (6)

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

192377 (61)

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

12118076 (1)

    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)

11626.96 (26)

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

0 (10*)

Hazardous Waste Managed, 1999 (Tons):

0 (97*)

0 (13*)

0 (27*)

0 (97*)

Number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, 2002:

85 (44)

         Number That Still Need to be Cleaned Up, 2002: