Water Use in the Altamaha Region, 2005

Estimated water use in the Altamaha Water Planning Region was 239 Mgal/d in 2005, of which 132 Mgal/d or 55 percent was from groundwater and 107 Mgal/d or 45 percent was from surface water (Fanning and Trent, 2009). The largest water withdrawal in the region was for irrigation (90 Mgal/d) where an estimated 188,000 acres were irrigated in 2005. Industrial and thermoelectric power users in the region withdrew 62 Mgal/d and 58 Mgal/d respectively. Public supply withdrawals, totaled 15 Mgal/d, all from groundwater, and served only 48 percent of the population in the region, with the balance provided by domestic supply wells.

Water data sources

Consumptive-use information
Water-monitoring site information

Explanation of Data Sources

The data and information below is from USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2009-5002, and is being summarized here by State Water Planning Regions. These data may differ from site specific data collected by GaEPD.

Total water withdrawals and source of withdrawals

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Water use by category of use

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Consumptive use

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Source and use of water

Trends in water use and population for 1985-2005

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Trends in water use, by category, for 1985-2005

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Total water use by county

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