| Freshwater withdrawals by category in Levy 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| Public supply | self-supplied | industrial-mining | self-supplied | irrigation | Power generation | Total freshwater withdrawn | |||||||||||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 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 1.32 | 0.07 | ---- | ---- | 0.01 | 42.00 | 2.08 | 42.07 | 44.15 | |
| 1966 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1967 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1968 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1969 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1970 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.40 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.95 | 0.00 | 1.95 | |
| 1971 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1972 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1973 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1974 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1975 | 0.98 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.13 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.63 | 0.13 | 3.76 | |
| 1976 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | |
| 1977 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.30 | 0.54 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.21 | 0.54 | 4.75 | |
| 1978 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.97 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 0.70 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.72 | 0.70 | 4.42 | |
| 1979 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.59 | 1.05 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.68 | 1.05 | 4.73 | |
| 1980 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 1.88 | 1.08 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.52 | 1.08 | 5.60 | |
| 1981 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.36 | 0.00 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 1.80 | 1.32 | ---- | ---- | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4.53 | 1.32 | 5.85 | |
| 1982 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1983 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1984 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1985 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.17 | 0.00 | 0.41 | 2.28 | 10.37 | 2.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14.14 | 4.45 | 18.59 | |
| 1986 | 1.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1987 | 1.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1988 | 1.35 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1989 | 1.48 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1990 | 1.58 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2.15 | 0.00 | 0.36 | 1.70 | 17.14 | 1.34 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 21.52 | 3.04 | 24.56 | |
| 1991 | 1.88 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1992 | 1.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1993 | 1.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1994 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1995 | 1.85 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.66 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 2.00 | 15.19 | 0.49 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 20.93 | 2.49 | 23.42 | |
| 1996 | 1.86 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1997 | 1.94 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1998 | 1.96 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 1999 | 1.92 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| 2000 | 2.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 3.95 | 0.00 | 0.06 | 1.96 | 21.82 | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.04 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.44 | 2.63 | 31.07 | |
| Levy County is located within the Southwest Florida and the Suwannee River 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). | |||||||||||||||||