Section 5.3.17 Refugio County

Projected Need (Shortage)

Recommended Plan

Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun)

Total New Supply

5.3.17 Refugio County Water Supply Plan

Table 5.3.17-1 lists each water user group in Refugio 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 5.3.17-1.
Refugio County Surplus/Shortage

Water User Group	Surplus/Shortage¹		Comment
Water User Group	2030 (acft/yr)	2050 (acft/yr)	Comment
City of Refugio	1,291	1,306	Projected surplus
City of Woodsboro	170	180	Projected surplus
Rural Area Residential and Commercial	66	89	Projected surplus
Industrial	0	0	No projected demand
Steam-Electric Power	0	0	No projected demand
Mining	0	0	No projected surplus/shortage
Irrigation	0	0	No projected demand
Livestock	0	0	No projected surplus/shortage
¹From Table 4-17, Section 4.1 – Water Needs Projections by Water User Group.

5.3.17.1 City of Refugio

The City of Refugio 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 Refugio implement the following water supply plan
(Table 5.3.17-2).

· Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 31 acft/yr of supply, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of additional supply in 2050. (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).

Table 5.3.17-2.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Refugio

The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Refugio are shown in Table 5.3.17-3.

Table 5.3.17-3.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Refugio

Plan Element	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun)
Annual Cost ($/yr)	$13,919	$13,919	$13,919	$0	$0	$0
Unit Cost ($/acft)	$449	$449	$449	$0	$0	$0

5.3.17.2 City of Woodsboro

The City of Woodsboro 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 Woodsboro implement the following water supply plan (Table 5.3.17-4).

· Municipal demand reduction (conservation) to be implemented in 2000. This project can provide an additional 17 acft/yr of supply, decreasing to 0 acft/yr of additional supply in 2050. (See Section 6, Supplement 2 and Volume III, Section 1.1).

Table 5.3.17-4.
Recommended Water Supply Plan for the City of Woodsboro

The costs of the recommended plan for the City of Woodsboro are shown in Table 5.3.17-5.

Table 5.3.17-5.
Recommended Plan Costs by Decade for the City of Woodsboro

Plan Element	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050
Demand Reduction (Conservation) (L-10 Mun)
Annual Cost ($/yr)	$7,633	$7,633	$7,633	$0	$0	$0
Unit Cost ($/acft)	$449	$449	$449	$0	$0	$0

5.3.17.3 Rural Area Residential and Commercial

The rural area of Refugio County is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.

5.3.17.4 Industrial

There is no projected industrial water demand in Refugio County, therefore no water management strategies are recommended for this water user group.

5.3.17.5 Steam-Electric Power

There is no projected steam-electric power water demand in Refugio County, therefore no water management strategies are recommended for this water user group.

5.3.17.6 Mining

Mining is projected to have adequate water supplies available from the Gulf Coast Aquifer to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.

5.3.17.7 Irrigation

There is no projected irrigation water demand in Refugio County, therefore no water management strategies are recommended for this water user group.

5.3.17.8 Livestock

Livestock is projected to have adequate water supplies available from local sources to meet the water user group’s projected demand during the planning period.