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IRRIGATION DATA

Number of Irrigation Systems by Water Sources and Application Method - 2000 to 2008
Summarized for the 9 counties of the Coastal Georgia WPR



2004
2008
Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 79 107 104
SW Center Pivot 37 61 60
SW Traveler 19 15 12
SW Drip/Trickle 0 6 6
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
SW Portable Pipe 9 6 2
SW Set Sprinkler 2 8 5
SW Golf Systems 12 11 19
         
GW All GW 200 148 155
GW Center Pivot 63 63 74
GW Traveler 42 34 30
GW Drip/Trickle 22 14 21
GW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
GW Portable Pipe 10 6 4
GW Set Sprinkler 11 6 5
GW Golf Systems 52 25 21

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