Satilla
USGS Cataloging Unit
Code: 03070201
Encompassing River Basin: Satilla
(Map by Environmental
Protection Agency)
Located in south Georgia,
the Satilla watershed encompasses segments of 14 Georgia
counties. Like the majority of south Georgia, the counties making up the Satilla
watershed have a vast agricultural sector. The largest city positioned inside
the Satilla watershed is Waycross.
Currently, there are 358 groundwater permits issued for agricultural use in the
watershed. In aggregate, these permits allow groundwater to be pumped at a rate
of 166,274 gallons per minute. Similarly, 1,245 surface water permits are
dispersed throughout the watershed. In total, these permits allow surface water
to be pumped at a rate of 1,067,220 gallons per minute. Together, agricultural groundwater and
surface water permits in the Satilla watershed authorize total freshwater
withdrawals at a rate of 1,233,494 gallons per minute. This figure ranks 4th
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)