Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F. George
Reservoir
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03130003
Encompassing River Basin: Chattahoochee
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located on the
Georgia-Alabama state line, the Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F. George Reservoir
watershed encompasses segments of 11 Georgia
counties. Currently, there are 11 groundwater permits issued for agricultural
use in the Georgia
portion of the watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be
pumped at a rate of 4,525 gallons per minute. Similarly, 58 surface water
permits are dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow
surface water to be pumped at a rate of 86,490 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Middle Chattahoochee-Walter F. George
Reservoir watershed authorize total
freshwater withdrawals at a rate of 91,015 gallons per minute. This
figure ranks 24th 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)