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IRRIGATION DATA

Number of Irrigation Systems by Water Sources and Application Method - 2000 to 2008
Summarized for the 16 counties of the Altamaha WPR




2004

2008



Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 1,284 1,490 1,284
SW Center Pivot 539 760 846
SW Traveler 552 548 292
SW Drip/Trickle 26 17 18
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
SW Portable Pipe 149 129 112
SW Set Sprinkler 8 10 5
SW Golf Systems 10 26 11
         
GW All GW 1,158 1,307 1,381
GW Center Pivot 673 739 963
GW Traveler 178 118 101
GW Drip/Trickle 152 158 165
GW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
GW Portable Pipe 20 8 23
GW Set Sprinkler 60 65 80
GW Golf Systems 73 70 49

Source: University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service 2000, 2004, and 2008 Irrigation Surveys. Irrigation Surveys are an approximately quadrennial survey prepared from county level data assembled by Agricultural Agents for their respective counties. More information on the statewide survey and its published references can be found here.


Last Updated on 1/21/09 by Annie Horak, Shane Conger and Jim Hook