Robert Andrews - US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Robert Andrews - US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Robert Andrews - US Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
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Annual Groundwater Withdrawals in the<br />
Amargosa Valley Area<br />
Acre-feet<br />
16,000<br />
14,000<br />
12,000<br />
10,000<br />
8,000<br />
6,000<br />
4,000<br />
2,000<br />
0<br />
1985<br />
1987<br />
1989<br />
1991<br />
1993<br />
Year<br />
Irrigation<br />
Total<br />
Annual water withdrawals in Amargosa Desert hydrologic basin (#230).<br />
Sources: 1985−1997: Thiel Engineering Consultants 1999<br />
1998−2000: Fenelon and Moreo, 2002 (Data on irrigation<br />
withdrawals not available for 1999−2000).<br />
1995<br />
1997<br />
1999<br />
• Irrigation water use<br />
comprises ~ 75% of total<br />
water use in Amargosa<br />
Valley<br />
• About 2000 acres are<br />
commercially farmed in<br />
Amargosa Valley (more<br />
than 90% in alfalfa or<br />
other hay)<br />
• Average water use is<br />
about 5 to 6 acre-ft per<br />
acre of alfalfa<br />
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