Brier
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03060108
Encompassing River Basin: Savannah
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in east Georgia,
the Brier watershed encompasses segments of 9 Georgia
counties. The largest city positioned inside the Brier watershed is Waynesboro.
Currently, there are 46 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the Brier
watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate
of 26,030 gallons per minute. Similarly, 66 surface water permits are dispersed
throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water to be
pumped at a rate of 108,594 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Brier watershed authorize total freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 134,624
gallons per minute. This figure ranks 21st highest out of the 51
watersheds for which data was available at the time of this study. For
information regarding the
percentages for which this watershed’s agricultural water permits are either
over or under allocated, click
here.
DATA
TABLES:
Agriculture Groundwater Permits
Agriculture Surface Water Permits
Agriculture Groundwater + Surface
Water Permits
Agriculture Groundwater Permitted Withdrawals in
Gallons per Minute
Agriculture Surface Water Permitted Withdrawals in
Gallons per Minute
Agriculture Groundwater + Surface Water
Permitted Withdrawals in Gallons per Minute
Distribution of Agriculture Water Permits
and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)
DATA
CHARTS:
Agriculture Water Permits
Agriculture Permitted Withdrawals
Distribution of Agriculture Groundwater
Permits and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)
Distribution of Agriculture Surface Water
Permits and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)
Distribution of Agriculture
Groundwater + Surface Water Permits and Permitted Withdrawals (By County)