| Freshwater withdrawals by category in Charlotte County, 1965-2000 | |||||||||||||||||
| (Compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey, Tallahassee, all values in million gallons per day; ----, no or partial data were available; N/A, totals not available) | |||||||||||||||||
| Domestic | Commercial- | Agricultural | Recreational | ||||||||||||||
| Public supply | self-supplied | industrial-mining | self-supplied | irrigation | Power generation | Total freshwater withdrawn | |||||||||||
| Year | Ground | Surface | Transfers | Ground | Surface | Ground | Surface | Ground | Surface | Ground | Surface | Ground | Surface | Ground | Surface | Total | |
| 1965 | 0.40 | 0.90 | 0.40 | 0.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.98 | 0.32 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.57 | 1.22 | 7.79 | |
| 1966 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1967 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1968 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1969 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1970 | 0.50 | 0.96 | 1.34 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.20 | 0.70 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 30.09 | 1.66 | 31.75 | |
| 1971 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1972 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1973 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1974 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1975 | 0.18 | 1.80 | 2.09 | 1.17 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 34.65 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.10 | 1.80 | 37.90 | |
| 1976 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1977 | 0.08 | 1.83 | 2.06 | 1.23 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 21.28 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.69 | 1.83 | 24.52 | |
| 1978 | 0.00 | 2.03 | 2.07 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 26.90 | 0.80 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 27.08 | 2.83 | 29.91 | |
| 1979 | 0.00 | 2.06 | 1.97 | 0.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.53 | 1.09 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.22 | 3.15 | 39.37 | |
| 1980 | 0.00 | 2.41 | 2.49 | 0.89 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 22.84 | 2.49 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 23.73 | 4.90 | 28.63 | |
| 1981 | 0.00 | 2.42 | 3.41 | 0.99 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.67 | 4.59 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 42.66 | 7.01 | 49.67 | |
| 1982 | 2.32 | 2.70 | 3.35 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1983 | 2.35 | 2.48 | 3.43 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1984 | 2.79 | 2.74 | 3.60 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1985 | 2.64 | 2.72 | 5.28 | 2.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 41.99 | 3.47 | 1.13 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 48.74 | 6.49 | 55.23 | |
| 1986 | 2.72 | 2.75 | 4.03 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1987 | 3.03 | 3.17 | 4.26 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1988 | 3.10 | 3.02 | 5.91 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1989 | 2.02 | 3.71 | 9.84 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1990 | 2.62 | 3.44 | 9.73 | 1.62 | 0.00 | 4.25 | 0.00 | 35.07 | 1.79 | 0.39 | 1.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 43.95 | 6.72 | 50.67 | |
| 1991 | 3.07 | 3.07 | 8.08 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1992 | 2.84 | 3.28 | 10.28 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1993 | 2.93 | 3.19 | 8.53 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1994 | 2.66 | 3.41 | 6.02 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1995 | 2.44 | 5.12 | 6.49 | 5.85 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 6.19 | 27.46 | 0.96 | 0.09 | 1.44 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 36.17 | 13.71 | 49.88 | |
| 1996 | 2.73 | 3.37 | 6.92 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1997 | 2.82 | 3.38 | 6.47 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1998 | 3.42 | 3.28 | 7.07 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1999 | 3.34 | 3.57 | 7.19 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2000 | 3.29 | 3.99 | 7.72 | 3.55 | 0.00 | 0.15 | 2.34 | 28.17 | 19.02 | 0.79 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 35.95 | 28.04 | 63.99 | |
| Charlotte County is located within the South Florida and the Southwest Florida Water Management Districts. The values shown represent the County totals as reported by the Districts. | |||||||||||||||||
| Public supply transfers represent water withdrawn in DeSoto County and imported for use in Charlotte County. | |||||||||||||||||
| Agricultural self-supplied includes water withdrawn for crop irrigation, livestock, and fish farming purposes. | |||||||||||||||||
| Recreational irrigation includes water used for all turf grass (golf, commercial, industrial, and public) irrigation. This category was accounted for under Agricultural from 1965-1984 and 1986-1989. | |||||||||||||||||
| Data source; | 1965-1990 - Modified from USGS Open-File Report 94-521 (Marella, 1995). | ||||||||||||||||
| 1991-1994, 1996-1999 - USGS unpublished water-use data files, Tallahassee, and published data from the Southwest Florida Water Management District, Brooksville. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995 - USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 99-4002 (Marella, 1999). | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 - USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2004-5151 (Marella, 2004) and Southwest Florida Water Management District (2002). | |||||||||||||||||