5.3.13 Karnes County Water Supply Plan
Table 5.3.13-1 lists each water user group in Karnes County and their corresponding surplus or shortage in years 2030 and 2050. For each water user group with a projected shortage, or need, a water supply plan has been developed and is presented in the following subsections.
Table 5.3.13-1.
Karnes County Surplus/Shortage
|
Water
User Group |
Surplus/Shortage1 |
Comment |
|
|
2030 |
2050 |
||
|
City of Karnes City |
556 |
509 |
Projected surplus |
|
City of Kenedy |
369 |
285 |
Projected surplus |
|
City of Runge |
272 |
255 |
Projected surplus |
|
Rural Area Residential and Commercial |
64 |
0 |
Projected surplus |
|
Industrial |
43 |
0 |
Projected surplus |
|
Steam-Electric Power |
0 |
0 |
No projected demand |
|
Mining |
0 |
0 |
No projected surplus/shortage |
|
Irrigation |
0 |
0 |
No projected surplus/shortage |
|
Livestock |
0 |
0 |
No projected surplus/shortage |
|
1 From Table 4-13,
Section 4.1 – Water Needs Projections by Water User Group. |
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5.3.13.1 City of Karnes City
The City of Karnes City is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Carrizo Aquifer to meet the city’s projected demand during the planning period.
Working within the planning criteria established by the SCTRWPG and the TWDB, it is recommended that the City of Karnes City implement the following water supply plan (Table 5.3.13-2).
§ Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 29 acft/yr beginning in year 2000, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of supply in 2030 (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).
Table 5.3.13-2.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Karnes City
|
|
2000
(acft/yr) |
2010
(acft/yr) |
2020
(acft/yr) |
2030 |
2040
|
2050 |
|
Projected Need (Shortage) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Recommended Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
29 |
29 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total New Supply |
29 |
29 |
29 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Karnes City are shown in Table 5.3.13-3.
Table 5.3.13-3.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Karnes City
|
Plan
Element |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
2040 |
2050 |
|
Demand Reduction
(Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Cost ($/yr) |
$11,513 |
$11,513 |
$11,513 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Unit Cost ($/acft) |
$397 |
$397 |
$397 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
5.3.13.2 City of Kenedy
The City of Kenedy is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Carrizo Aquifer to meet the city’s projected demand during the planning period.
Working within the planning criteria established by
the SCTRWPG and the TWDB, it is recommended that the City of Kenedy implement
the following water supply plan
(Table 5.3.13-4).
§ Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 37 acft/yr beginning in year 2000, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of supply in 2030 (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).
Table 5.3.13-4.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Kenedy
|
|
2000
(acft/yr) |
2010
(acft/yr) |
2020
(acft/yr) |
2030 |
2040
|
2050 |
|
Projected Need (Shortage) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Recommended Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
37 |
37 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total New Supply |
37 |
37 |
37 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Kenedy are shown in Table 5.3.13-5.
Table 5.3.13-5.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Kenedy
|
Plan
Element |
2000 |
2010 |
2020 |
2030 |
2040 |
2050 |
|
Demand Reduction
(Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Annual Cost ($/yr) |
$14,689 |
$14,689 |
$14,689 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
|
Unit Cost ($/acft) |
$397 |
$397 |
$397 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
5.3.13.3 City of Runge
The City of Runge is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer to meet the city’s projected demand during the planning period.
Working within the planning criteria established by
the SCTRWPG and the TWDB, it is recommended that the City of Runge implement
the following water supply plan
(Table 5.3.13-6).
§ Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 11 acft/yr beginning in year 2000, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of supply in 2030 (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).
Table 5.3.13-6.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Runge
|
|
2000
(acft/yr) |
2010
(acft/yr) |
2020
(acft/yr) |
2030 |
2040
|
2050 |
|
Projected Need (Shortage) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Recommended Plan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun) |
11 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Total New Supply |
11 |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |