Table 4-22

Projected Water Demands, Supplies, and Needs

River Basin and South Central Texas Region Summaries

South Central Texas Region

Basin

Total in

Total in

Projections

1990

1996

2000

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

(acft)

(acft)

(acft)

(acft)

(acft)

(acft)

(acft)

(acft)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nueces Basin Demand

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Municipal

 

24,157

27,760

31,702

33,357

34,711

37,811

40,607

42,873

   Industrial

 

2,152

1,109

2,320

2,480

2,608

2,716

2,937

3,157

   Steam-Electric

6,074

6,075

12,400

12,400

12,400

12,400

15,400

22,400

   Irrigation

 

539,759

396,701

527,710

507,105

487,545

468,496

450,261

432,753

   Mining

 

2,212

3,300

3,509

3,171

3,396

3,566

3,771

4,037

   Livestock

 

7,767

8,597

8,942

8,942

8,942

8,942

8,942

8,942

Total Nueces Basin Demand

582,121

443,542

586,583

567,455

549,602

533,931

521,918

514,162

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nueces Basin Supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Municipal

 

 

 

41,087

41,086

41,087

40,507

40,507

40,507

   Industrial

 

 

 

3,864

3,864

3,864

3,864

3,864

3,864

   Steam-Electric

 

 

22,400

22,400

22,400

13,896

13,896

13,896

   Irrigation

 

 

 

218,245

217,394

216,406

163,915