| Table 4. Estimated agricultural water use in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties in 1988
[Dashes indicate no data]
|
|
Category |
Estimated land use (acres) |
Adjusted land use (acres) |
Irrigation requirement (million gallons per acre) |
Allocation coefficient |
Estimated total water use (million gallons per day) |
| Miami-Dade County |
|
Improved pasture |
6,934 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sugar cane |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Citrus groves |
8,238 |
6,305 |
20.51 |
1.30 |
12.51 |
|
Fruit orchards |
12,692 |
14,630 |
20.51 |
1.30 |
29.02 |
|
Sod farms |
-- |
-- |
27 |
1 |
.00 |
|
Container ornamentals |
3,126 |
6,403 |
21.31 |
1.30 |
13.20 |
|
Golf courses |
5,229 |
3,888 |
26.66 |
1.30 |
10.02 |
|
Truck crops (row and field) |
59,935 |
51,808 |
13.69 |
1.30 |
68.59 |
|
County total |
96,154 |
83,034 |
|
|
133.34 |
| Broward County |
|
Improved pasture |
26,045 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sugar cane |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Citrus groves |
3,060 |
589 |
22.15 |
1.30 |
1.26 |
|
Fruit orchards |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sod farms |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Container ornamentals |
766 |
2,453 |
23.73 |
1.30 |
5.63 |
|
Golf courses |
8,378 |
6,662 |
29.09 |
1.30 |
18.74 |
Truck crops
(row and field) |
3,325 |
5,793 |
16.04 |
1.30 |
8.99 |
|
County total |
41,573 |
15,497 |
|
|
34.62 |
| Palm Beach County |
|
Improved pasture |
23,003 |
445 |
13.34 |
1.30 |
.57 |
|
Sugar cane |
478,242 |
323,433 |
20.59 |
1.40 |
693.60 |
|
Citrus groves |
23,735 |
15,545 |
20.51 |
1.30 |
30.83 |
|
Fruit orchards |
37 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sod farms |
13,137 |
21,429 |
26.74 |
1.40 |
59.68 |
|
Container ornamentals |
5,480 |
1,349 |
21.80 |
1.30 |
2.84 |
|
Golf courses |
14,304 |
17,457 |
26.74 |
1.30 |
45.15 |
|
Truck crops (row and field) |
33,476 |
107,205 |
14.07 |
1.30 |
145.88 |
|
County total |
591,414 |
486,863 |
|
|
978.56 |
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