| Table 5. Estimated agricultural water use in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach Counties in 1995
[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
|
4,462
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sugar cane
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Citrus groves
|
3,884
|
1,668
|
20.51
|
1.30 |
3.31
|
|
Fruit orchards
|
59
|
10,400
|
20.51
|
1.30 |
20.63
|
|
Sod farms
|
60
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Container ornamentals
|
7,066
|
8,403
|
21.31
|
1.30 |
17.32
|
|
Golf courses
|
5,237
|
4,223
|
26.66
|
1.30 |
10.89
|
|
Row crops
|
43,760
|
42,760
|
13.14
|
1.30 |
54.34
|
|
Field crops
|
17,874
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Tree nurseries
|
79
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
County total
|
82,480
|
67,454
|
|
|
106.48
|
| Broward County |
|
Improved pasture
|
13,961
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sugar cane
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Citrus groves
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Fruit orchards
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sod farms
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Container ornamentals
|
827
|
2,668
|
23.73
|
1.30 |
6.12
|
|
Golf courses
|
8,105
|
7,360
|
29.09
|
1.30 |
20.71
|
|
Row crops
|
2,123
|
350
|
18.52
|
1.30 |
0.63
|
|
Field crops
|
51
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Tree nurseries
|
898
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
County total
|
25,965
|
10,378
|
|
|
27.46
|
| Palm Beach County |
|
Improved pasture
|
3,171
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sugar cane
|
464,165
|
334,837
|
10.50
|
1.40 |
366.18
|
|
Citrus groves
|
20,042
|
12,885
|
20.51
|
1.30 |
25.56
|
|
Fruit orchards
|
165
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
Sod farms
|
399
|
20,000
|
26.74
|
1.40 |
55.70
|
|
Container ornamentals
|
4,327
|
4,807
|
21.80
|
1.30 |
10.13
|
|
Golf courses
|
17,862
|
16,210
|
26.74
|
1.30 |
41.92
|
|
Row crops
|
21,961
|
63,295
|
18.97
|
1.30 |
116.12
|
|
Field crops
|
1,506
|
18,364
|
9.17
|
1.30 |
16.29
|
|
Tree nurseries
|
1,158
|
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
County total
|
534,756
|
470,398
|
|
|
631.90
|
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