(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-04)
Thomas, Daniel L.; Harrison, Kerry A.; Hook, James E.; Hoogenboom, Gerrit; McClendon, R. W.; Wheeler, L.
This paper presents the results for the period 1999 to 2002 from the monitoring program that is estimating agricultural water use across the entire state of Georgia. This program is called AG. WATER PUMPING (Agricultural Water: Potential Use and Management Program in Georgia). Current conflicts on water allocation in the ACT (Alabama, Coosa, and Tallapoosa) and ACF (Apalachicola, Flint, and Chattahoochee) river basins, saltwater intrusion effects in the 24 county area of southeast Georgia, water level declines in the central region, and other potential impacts on water use are all limited by the lack of available information on agricultural water use. This 5-year project is nearing completion. The results for calendar years 2001 and 2002 are based on the complete monitoring site installation whereas previous years were during the installation (incomplete coverage in selected parts of the state).
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2003-04)
Thomas, Daniel L.; Harrison, Kerry A.; Norton, Virgil; Norton, Nancy A.; Hook, James E.; Eigenberg, D.A.; Wheeler, L.
The purpose of this short document is to provide general recommendations for approaches to measuring agricultural irrigation withdrawals from surface and ground water resources for the state of Georgia. With over 20,000 permitted withdrawals already in place, this will not be a trivial task. Many of these recommendations have been incorporated into House Bill 237 which was introduced during the 2003 legislative session in Georgia.
(Georgia Institute of Technology, 2001-03)
Thomas, Daniel L.; Harrison, Kerry A.; Hook, James E.; Hoogenboom, Gerrit; McClendon, R. W.; Wheeler, L.; Segars, William I.; Mallard, J.; Murphy, G.; Lindsay, M.; Coker, D. D.; Whitley, T.; Houser, James B.; Cromer, S.; Myers-Roche, C.
This paper presents the current status of a
combined monitoring and modeling program to estimate
agricultural water use across the entire state of Georgia. This
program is called AG. WATER PUMPING (Agricultural
Water: Potential Use and Management Program in
Georgia). Current conflicts on water allocation in the ACT
(Alabama, Coosa, and Talapoosa) and ACF (Apalachicola,
Flint, and Chattahoochee) river basins, saltwater intrusion
effects in the 24 county area of southeast Georgia and other
potential impacts on water use are all limited by the lack of
available information on agricultural water use. This 5-year
project is at the mid-point in it's development and is expected
to provide comprehensive data starting in 2001. Preliminary
results are presented for the partial monitoring installation in
calendar year 2000.