| Freshwater withdrawals by category in Highlands 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| Public supply | self-supplied | industrial-mining | self-supplied | irrigation | Power generation | Total freshwater withdrawn | |||||||||||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 | 4.40 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 31.72 | 21.11 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 123.00 | 36.51 | 144.71 | 181.22 | |
| 1966 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1967 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1968 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1969 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1970 | 4.10 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 0.73 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 22.40 | 35.40 | ---- | ---- | 0.02 | 226.00 | 27.35 | 262.00 | 289.35 | |
| 1971 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1972 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1973 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1974 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1975 | 4.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.84 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 86.90 | 58.70 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 95.23 | 93.70 | 153.93 | 247.63 | |
| 1976 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1977 | 3.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.66 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 97.53 | 63.36 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 95.23 | 103.62 | 158.59 | 262.21 | |
| 1978 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.89 | 0.00 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 155.78 | 29.90 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 76.00 | 162.67 | 105.90 | 268.57 | |
| 1979 | 4.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.11 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.00 | 42.88 | 9.58 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 76.40 | 49.39 | 85.98 | 135.37 | |
| 1980 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.37 | 0.00 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 57.56 | 32.93 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 76.41 | 66.88 | 109.34 | 176.22 | |
| 1981 | 6.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.46 | 0.00 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 69.88 | 40.28 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 77.00 | 80.48 | 117.28 | 197.76 | |
| 1982 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1983 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1984 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1985 | 7.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.77 | 0.00 | 0.51 | 0.00 | 87.85 | 14.16 | 1.39 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9.11 | 100.40 | 23.27 | 123.67 | |
| 1986 | 7.73 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1987 | 7.82 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1988 | 8.42 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1989 | 8.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1990 | 8.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.43 | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.00 | 115.35 | 10.14 | 1.99 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 1.98 | 129.35 | 12.12 | 141.47 | |
| 1991 | 8.61 | 0.18 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1992 | 8.42 | 0.21 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1993 | 8.75 | 0.21 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1994 | 7.72 | 0.08 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1995 | 8.27 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 2.86 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.85 | 99.06 | 5.62 | 2.14 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 112.83 | 6.64 | 119.47 | |
| 1996 | 8.07 | 0.09 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1997 | 7.92 | 0.08 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1998 | 8.57 | 0.11 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1999 | 8.79 | 0.09 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2000 | 9.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.68 | 0.00 | 0.55 | 0.03 | 143.24 | 17.07 | 2.60 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 157.29 | 17.26 | 174.55 | |
| Highlands 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. | |||||||||||||||||
| 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). | |||||||||||||||||