Agricultural Water UseAgricultural Water Use Reporting and Surveys Reporting and Surveys

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesNorth Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer ServicesCooperating with the Cooperating with the

United States Department of AgricultureUnited States Department of AgricultureNational Agricultural Statistics ServiceNational Agricultural Statistics Service

North Carolina Field OfficeNorth Carolina Field Office

GoalGoal

Gather accurate basic water use dataGather accurate basic water use data While ensuring farm confidentialityWhile ensuring farm confidentiality Document Agriculture’s % of usageDocument Agriculture’s % of usage Foster informed policy decisionsFoster informed policy decisions Ensure predictable and fair access to water Ensure predictable and fair access to water

suppliessupplies

NASS AdministersNASS Administers

NASS administration of survey ensuresNASS administration of survey ensures Confidentiality at individual farm levelConfidentiality at individual farm level Summarized data only at county, state, and Summarized data only at county, state, and

watershed levelwatershed level

Who will be surveyedWho will be surveyed

Farmers who reported >5K water use in Farmers who reported >5K water use in any one day for any purpose on Census of any one day for any purpose on Census of Agriculture.Agriculture.

QuestionnaireQuestionnaire

Screener questions to determine Screener questions to determine “eligibility”“eligibility”

Types of Water UseTypes of Water Use Ag Livestock, Irrigation, AquacultureAg Livestock, Irrigation, Aquaculture

Daily Withdrawal CapacityDaily Withdrawal Capacity Ground and SurfaceGround and Surface Eliminate lagoon irrigationEliminate lagoon irrigation Eliminate irrigation from public water suppliesEliminate irrigation from public water supplies

QuestionnaireQuestionnaire Monthly Totals (gallons)Monthly Totals (gallons)

Total monthly withdrawalTotal monthly withdrawal Maximum Day WithdrawalMaximum Day Withdrawal % Ground And Surface Water% Ground And Surface Water # days Ground and Surface used# days Ground and Surface used

OR Monthly Totals (Acre inches)OR Monthly Totals (Acre inches) Avg # Acres irrigatedAvg # Acres irrigated Total inches applied for monthTotal inches applied for month Max inches applied for a dayMax inches applied for a day % Ground And Surface Water% Ground And Surface Water # days Ground and Surface used# days Ground and Surface used

Survey ProcessSurvey Process

MailMail Phone Follow Up for Non-ResponsesPhone Follow Up for Non-Responses All farms with 10K or more will be All farms with 10K or more will be

accounted foraccounted for

Summarized DataSummarized Data

Watershed and County summariesWatershed and County summaries ConfidentialityConfidentiality

Less than 3 opsLess than 3 ops 1 report - 60% or more of total1 report - 60% or more of total

Operation counts by type (lvstk, irr, aqua)Operation counts by type (lvstk, irr, aqua) Daily Withdrawal CapacityDaily Withdrawal Capacity

Summarized DataSummarized Data

Monthly TotalsMonthly Totals # operations# operations Total Avg Daily Water Use (ground & surface)Total Avg Daily Water Use (ground & surface) Total Max Daily Water Use (ground & surface)Total Max Daily Water Use (ground & surface)

Survey Data EnablesSurvey Data Enables

Comparisons between water usage and Comparisons between water usage and weather patterns.weather patterns.

Central Coastal Plain Water Use Central Coastal Plain Water Use Weather BackgroundWeather Background

2002 drought2002 drought 2003 bountiful rain2003 bountiful rain 2004 dry April – July, while fall was soggy2004 dry April – July, while fall was soggy

fall – 5 hurricanes, 1 tropical stormfall – 5 hurricanes, 1 tropical storm 2005 adequate spring rains, drought in fall2005 adequate spring rains, drought in fall 2006 timely rains for tobacco farmers2006 timely rains for tobacco farmers

Increased water needs for Veggie & Nursery opsIncreased water needs for Veggie & Nursery ops

Note increased irrigation needs seem to impact Note increased irrigation needs seem to impact surface water demand more dramaticallysurface water demand more dramatically

Central Coastal Plain Water-Usage Surface

0

5,000,000

10,000,000

15,000,000

20,000,000

25,000,000

30,000,000

35,000,000

40,000,000

45,000,000

2002 Total Avg Daily-Surface 2003 Total Avg. Daily-Surface

2004 Total Avg. Daily-Surface 2005 Total Avg. Daily-Surface

2006 Total Avg. Daily-Surface

Central Coastal Plain Water - Usage Ground

0

1,000,000

2,000,000

3,000,000

4,000,000

5,000,000

6,000,000

2002 Total Avg Daily-Ground 2003 Total Avg. Daily-Ground

2004 Total Avg. Daily-Ground 2005 Total Avg. Daily-Ground

2006 Total Avg. Daily-Ground

CCPUA CCPUA # Ops Reporting >10K vs Capacity# Ops Reporting >10K vs Capacity

# of Operations

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

# of Operations

Capacity

0

20,000,000

40,000,000

60,000,000

80,000,000

100,000,000

120,000,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Capacity

CCPUACCPUAAg Operation TypesAg Operation Types

10-100 K10-100 K

2002 Ag Operation Types 10-100K

51%46%

3%

Livestock Irrigation Aquaculture

2006 Ag Operation Types 10-100 K

77%

20%

3%

Livestock Irrigation Aquaculture

Division of Water Resources Division of Water Resources Operation Types > 100KOperation Types > 100K

CCPUA Permitted CAPACITYCCPUA Permitted CAPACITYDivision of Water Reources: Operation Types >100K

1%

1%

4%

16%

28%

50%

Golf Course Irrigation

Other

Industrial

Agricultural

Public Water Supply

Mine Dewatering

DWR CCPUA REPORTED USAGEDWR CCPUA REPORTED USAGERegistered & PermittedRegistered & Permitted

Ground & SurfaceGround & Surface

2002

0%

0%

34%

10%32%

24%

Golf course Irrigation

Other

Industrial

Agricultural

Public Water Supply

Mine Dewatering

2007

1%

0%

37%

3%25%

34% Golf course Irrigation

Other

Industrial

Agricultural

Public Water Supply

Mine Dewatering

WE NEED YOUR HELPWE NEED YOUR HELP

ENCOURAGE YOUR MEMBERS TO ENCOURAGE YOUR MEMBERS TO REPORT!!!!!!REPORT!!!!!!

Via Mail Response as soon as report is Via Mail Response as soon as report is receivedreceived Best accuracyBest accuracy Reduces CostReduces Cost Reduces volume of phone follow upReduces volume of phone follow up

Survey Time LineSurvey Time Line

Surveys mailed out in early JanuarySurveys mailed out in early January Phone follow up begins in FebruaryPhone follow up begins in February Summarized report released by July 1stSummarized report released by July 1st

More InfoMore Info

Div of Water ResourcesDiv of Water Resources http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registratihttp://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registrati

on/Capacity_Use/Central_Coastal_Plain/index.pon/Capacity_Use/Central_Coastal_Plain/index.php?menu=Backgroundhp?menu=Background

NASSNASS http://ncagr.com/stats/environmental/index.htmhttp://ncagr.com/stats/environmental/index.htm

USDA Census/FRISUSDA Census/FRIS http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/200http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/200

2/FRIS/index.asp2/FRIS/index.asp