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County Profiles:  Water Quantity

County Name:

Colorado

Residential Per-Capita Water Use, 2000 (gallons per day):

136.82

Irrigation Efficiency, Total Acre-Feet Used per Acre of Irrigated Land, 2000:

3.45

 

 

Total Number of Authorized or Permitted Active Surface Water Rights, 2002

28

Total Volume of Water Permitted in Active Surface Water Rights, 2002

357306.27

Current and Projected Water Use by Sector (acre-feet)

Sector

2000

2020

Electric Utility:

0

 

0

 

Irrigation

138505

 

161922

 

Livestock

1473

 

1447

 

Manufacturing

144

 

1297

 

Mining

19674

 

12334

 

Municipal

3125

 

3318

 

 

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