Chapter 2 Regional Summaries - Texas Water Development Board

TABLE H.1. POPULATION, WATER SUPPLY, DEMAND, AND NEEDS 2010–2060
Projected Population
2010 2020 2030 2040 2050 2060
6,020,078 6,995,442 7,986,480 8,998,002 10,132,237 11,346,082
Existing Supplies (acre-feet per year)
Surface water 1,843,815 1,899,087 1,932,954 1,971,925 2,013,605 2,021,690
Groundwater 777,845 641,359 591,590 586,814 578,644 569,361
Reuse 0 0 438 14,799 14,840 14,866
Total Water Supplies 2,621,660 2,540,446 2,524,982 2,573,538 2,607,089 2,605,917
Demands (acre-feet per year)
Municipal 968,949 1,117,677 1,236,037 1,341,483 1,444,026 1,558,706
County-other 73,915 75,235 102,549 144,360 211,236 286,111
Manufacturing 722,873 783,835 836,597 886,668 927,860 950,102
Mining 57,043 60,782 63,053 65,285 67,501 69,457
Irrigation 450,175 438,257 433,686 430,930 430,930 430,930
Steam-electric 91,231 112,334 131,332 154,491 182,720 217,132
Livestock 12,228 12,228 12,228 12,228 12,228 12,228
Total Water Demands 2,376,414 2,600,348 2,815,482 3,035,445 3,276,501 3,524,666
Needs (acre-feet per year)
Municipal 42,081 206,131 317,539 367,712 428,499 534,252
County-other 13,070 21,975 42,697 85,430 150,770 224,682
Manufacturing 75,164 131,531 168,597 202,219 231,118 255,604
Mining 5,992 10,595 13,850 16,278 18,736 20,984
Irrigation 151,366 141,232 137,995 137,113 140,733 144,802
Steam-electric 3,203 12,609 18,058 24,726 34,976 55,972
Livestock 14 64 40 40 40 39
Total Water Needs 290,890 524,137 698,776 833,518 1,004,872 1,236,335
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FIGURE H.2. 2060 REGION H EXISTING SUPPLIES, PROJECTED DEMANDS, AND IDENTIFIED WATER
NEEDS BY WATER USE CATEGORY (ACRE-FEET PER YEAR).
2,000,000
1,800,000
1,600,000
1,400,000
1,200,000
Existing Water Supplies
Projected Water Demands
Identified Water Needs
1,000,000
800,000
H-2
600,000
400,000
200,000
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Chapter 2: region H summary