Major Water Use in Missouri: 1996-2000

88 Pages·2003·2.9 MB·English

by  Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey

Water Resources Report Number 72
MAJOR WATER USE
IN MISSOURI:
1996-2000
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division
Water Resources Report Number 72
MAJOR WATER USE
IN MISSOURI:
1996-2000
by
Jeanette A. Barnett
2003
Integrity and excellence in all we do
MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Geological Survey and Resource Assessment Division
Mimi R. Garstang, Director and State Geologist
PO Box 250, Rolla, MO 65402-0250
Phone: [phone] FAX: [phone]
e-mail: [email protected]
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COVER: Flood irrigation of rice in Butler County near Qulin, Missouri. Photo by James E. Vandike.
Library of Congress No.: 2004105851
Missouri Classification No.: MO/NR. Ge 9:72
Jeanette Barnett, 2003, MAJOR WATER USE IN MISSOURI: 1996-2000, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Geological
Survey and Resource Assessment Division, Water Resources Report Number 72, 81 p., 114 figs., 10 tbls.
As a recipient of federal funds, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources cannot discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, color,
national origin, age, sex or handicap. If anyone believes he/she has been subjected to discrimination for any of these reasons, he/she may file a
complaint with either the Missouri Department of Natural Resources or the Office of Equal Opportunity, US Department of the Interior,
Washington, DC 20240.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...............................................................................................................................................1
EXPLANATION OF DATA................................................................................................................................1
DEFINITIONS OF WATER USE CATEGORIES ..............................................................................................2
DISCUSSION OF DATA ....................................................................................................................................2
GRAPHS COMPARING GROUNDWATER USE TO SURFACE WATER USE BY COUNTY.....................3
TABLES
Table 1: 1996 Surface Water Use by County Reported by Major Water Users ...............................................60
Table 2: 1996 Groundwater Use by County Reported by Major Water Users.................................................62
Table 3: 1997 Surface Water Use by County Reported by Major Water Users ...............................................64
Table 4: 1997 Groundwater Use by County Reported by Major Water Users.................................................66
Table 5: 1998 Surface Water Use by County Reported by Major Water Users ...............................................68
Table 6: 1998 Groundwater Use by County Reported by Major Water Users.................................................70
Table 7: 1999 Surface Water Use by County Reported by Major Water Users ...............................................72
Table 8: 1999 Groundwater Use by County Reported by Major Water Users.................................................74
Table 9: 2000 Surface Water Use by County Reported by Major Water Users ...............................................76
Table 10: 2000 Groundwater Use by County Reported by Major Water Users...............................................78
APPENDIX
Major Water Users Law, section 256.400 to 256.430 RSMo............................................................................80
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Introduction
INTRODUCTION
This report is a compilation of Missouri ma- These data do not represent all the major water
jor water use data reported to the Missouri De- users in Missouri, nor do they depict total water use in
partment of Natural Resources (the department) Missouri. Compliance with the law is basically vol-
for calendar years 1996-2000. A law passed in untary; therefore, use registration is incomplete. The
1983 by the Missouri General Assembly requires department strives to increase compliance through
annual registration of Missouriís major water consistent data collection, publication of data, public
users, which are individually defined as a per- education, cross referencing existing departmental data
son, firm or corporation having a water source bases and systematically checking each city and town
and a pump capable of producing 100,000 gal- to see where it gets its water. Effective management
lons of water or more per day. and planning of Missouriís water resources depend on
collection of water-use data.
EXPLANATION OF DATA
Collection of this data is authorized under chapter * Method of measurement
256.400 to 256.430 RSMo (see Appendix†on page 80 * Acres irrigated
for complete law). A major water user can be a ìper- * Status
son, firm, corporation or the State of Missouri, its agen- * Certification well number
cies or corporations and any other political subdivi- * Location of withdrawal (legal description)
sion of this state, their agencies or corporations, with a For each surface water source the following informa-
water source and equipment necessary to withdraw or tion is requested:
divert 100,000 gallons or more per day from any * Name or type of water body
stream, river, lake, well, spring or other water source.î * Location of withdrawal (legal description)
Each year major water users are sent a Water Use In- * Water pumped annually
ventory form and Source of Water form requesting the * Acres irrigated
following information: * Pump capacity
* User name and address It is important to note that these data do not repre-
* Owner name and address sent total water use in the State of Missouri. The fig-
* Type of source: groundwater, surface water, or both ures are only as accurate as the information obtained
* Amount of water diverted from major water users who register their use. Many
* Amount of water returned cities and towns purchase their water from another
* Maximum rate pumped water supplier and therefore do not report water use
* Method of measurement themselves, since the supplier reports the usage. As a
* Type of use: domestic, municipal, irrigation, rec- result, this can give the appearance of gaps in the data
reation, industrial, electrical generation, fish and where none actually exist.
wildlife, and drainage and dewatering Major water users needing registration forms can
For each well the following information is requested: obtain them from our Internet web page (http://
* Owner name www.dnr.mo.gov/geology/wrp/watuseforms.htm), by
* Date drilled calling Jeanette Barnett at [phone], e-mailing
* Depth to water her at: [email protected], or by writing her
* Depth of well at: Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Geo-
* Depth to bottom of casing logical Survey and Resource Assessment Division,
* Pump capacity Economics and Water Use Unit, PO Box 250, Rolla,
* Water pumped annually MO 65402-0250.
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MAJOR WATER USE IN MISSOURI: 1996-2000
DEFINITIONS OF WATER USE CATEGORIES
Major water use data was collected for eight types * Industrial uses are any use of water for the pur-
of water use, which are defined below. There is some pose of producing a marketable product. Some
overlap between the categories of domestic and mu- examples are mining, manufacturing, and commer-
nicipal use, since some cities classified part of their cial poultry and livestock feedlot operations, etc.
water use as domestic. Included are uses for which water is injected into
* Domestic use refers to water used for household the ground, such as hydrocarbon displacement.
purposes and subsistence, livestock watering, and * Electrical generation uses of water include hydro-
irrigation of gardens and orchards not exceeding power dams, free flow turbines, thermal or nuclear
2.5 acres in size. The water may come from a generation, pumped storage operations, pollution
public supply or may be self-supplied. abatement, or other associated needs for produc-
* Municipal use is defined as providing water for ing electric energy.
public consumption to communities, subdivisions, * Fish and wildlife water use refers to water used
rural water districts, trailer courts, etc. for the maintenance of fish and wildlife habitats,
* Irrigation is defined as water needed to supple- and includes private or public fish hatcheries.
ment plant growth on land more than 2.5 acres in * Drainage and dewatering refer to operations nec-
size. It is important to note that most irrigators essary to evacuate water from mines or depres-
estimate water use; very few use meters. sions, channelization of streams and drainage of
* Recreational use is defined as water used for pur- wetlands. Effluent discharge is also included in
poses of swimming, boating, game fishing, etc. this category.
DISCUSSION OF DATA
A total of approximately 6.4 trillion gallons (or Surface water sources supply the majority of
6,378,544,000,000 gallons) was registered with the water used to produce electricity. In counties with
Missouri Department of Natural Resources in the hydropower plants (such as Miller County in
year 2000 by 1,974 major water users. Of this which Bagnell Dam at Lake of the Ozarks is lo-
amount, approximately 6.1 trillion gallons cated) the amount of surface water needed to pro-
(6,105,737,500,000 gallons) came from surface duce electricity is so immense in comparison to
water sources and approximately 300 billion gal- other uses, that the groundwater amounts are not
lons (272,806,660,000 gallons) from groundwater. visible when graphed (see graph on page 35).
For additional information on groundwater and The tables on pages 60 to 79 show reported
surface water use, refer to the graphs on pages 3 to groundwater and surface water information by
59 which compare groundwater use to surface wa- year, county, and water use category for calendar
ter use by county for calendar years 1996 - 2000. years 1996 - 2000. When water crosses county
Electrical generation is by far the largest cat- lines via water districts, the water use is reported
egory of water use. Municipal use and irrigation for the county supplying the water, not the coun-
rank second and third respectively. However, ties receiving the water.
electrical generation consumes very little water,
since most is used for cooling and then returned
to the water source.
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Major Water User Graphs by County
ADAIR COUNTY REGISTERED MAJOR WATER USE: 1996-2000
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER
1200
1000
S 800
N
O
L
L
A
G 600
N
O
LI
L
MI 400
200
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
GROUNDWATER 14 14 14 5 0
SURFACE WATER 988 966 972 942 1059
Amounts shown are in million gallons per year.
ANDREW COUNTY REGISTERED MAJOR WATER USE: 1996-2000
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER
120
100
S 80
N
O
L
L
A
G 60
N
O
LI
L
MI 40
20
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
GROUNDWATER 107 103 94 100 113
SURFACE WATER 85 89 87 95 103
Amounts shown are in million gallons per year.
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MAJOR WATER USE IN MISSOURI: 1996-2000
ATCHISON COUNTY REGISTERED MAJOR WATER USE: 1996-2000
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER
250
200
S
N
LO 150
L
A
G
N
O
LI 100
L
MI
50
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
GROUNDWATER 211 202 158 182 182
SURFACE WATER 0 0 0 0 0
Amounts shown are in million gallons per year.
AUDRAIN COUNTY REGISTERED MAJOR WATER USE: 1996-2000
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER
1800
1600
1400
S 1200
N
O
L
L 1000
A
G
N
O 800
LI
L
MI 600
400
200
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
GROUNDWATER 1304 1299 1341 1507 897
SURFACE WATER 1265 1378 1462 1655 1078
Amounts shown are in million gallons per year.
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Major Water User Graphs by County
BARRY COUNTY REGISTERED MAJOR WATER USE: 1996-2000
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER
5000
4500
4000
3500
S
N
O 3000
L
L
A
G 2500
N
O
LI 2000
L
MI
1500
1000
500
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
GROUNDWATER 1732 1787 1983 2055 2114
SURFACE WATER 4380 4380 4380 4380 4380
Amounts shown are in million gallons per year.
BARTON COUNTY REGISTERED MAJOR WATER USE: 1996-2000
GROUNDWATER SURFACE WATER
1800
1600
1400
1200
S
N
O
L
L 1000
A
G
N
O 800
LI
L
MI
600
400
200
0
1996 1997 1998 1999 2000
GROUNDWATER 1415 1442 1626 1684 1700
SURFACE WATER 281 297 419 370 396
Amounts shown are in million gallons per year.
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