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IRRIGATION DATA

Number of Irrigation Systems by Water Sources and Application Method - 2000 to 2008
Summarized for the 11 counties of the Middle Chattahoochee WPR



2004
2008


Source System by Type 2000 2004 2008
        Number of Systems per Source
SW All SW 248 143 394
SW Center Pivot 151 134 320
SW Traveler 37 0 60
SW Drip/Trickle 9 3 3
SW Subsurface Drip 0 0 0
SW Portable Pipe 11 0 0
SW Set Sprinkler 6 2 2
SW Golf Systems 34 4 9
         
GW All GW 97 104 295
GW Center Pivot 80 88 223
GW Traveler 2 1 27
GW Drip/Trickle 5 1 21
GW Subsurface Drip 0 0 1
GW Portable Pipe 1 0 0
GW Set Sprinkler 0 0 18
GW Golf Systems 9 14 5

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