2016 Discharge Report

Table 4. Annual Estimated Edwards Aquifer Groundwater Discharge by Use, 1955–2016 (measured in thousands of acre-feet). Year Irrigation Municipal Domestic/ Stock Industrial/ Commercial Springs 1955 85.2 120.5 30.1 25.1 127.8 1956 127.2 138.3 28.9 22.4 69.8 1957 68.8 116.1 29.8 22.6 219.2 1958 47.2 113.7 33.4 25.1 398.2 1959 60.0 118.9 31.5 24.2 384.5 1960 54.9 121.1 29.1 23.3 428.3 1961 52.1 124.5 29.6 22.2 455.3 1962 72.7 143.7 28.8 22.8 321.1 1963 75.4 151.8 27.8 21.8 239.6 1964 72.6 140.2 26.3 21.7 213.8 1965 68.0 138.8 27.0 22.3 322.8 1966 68.2 141.8 23.3 22.6 315.3 1967 119.4 171.0 25.1 25.8 216.1 1968 59.3 146.9 25.5 20.0 408.3 1969 95.2 162.0 29.2 21.1 351.2 1970 110.1 167.5 29.3 22.5 397.7 1971 159.4 196.2 28.6 22.6 272.7 1972 128.8 190.5 30.8 21.1 375.8 1973 82.2 177.1 32.3 18.8 527.6 1974 140.4 174.6 33.5 15.1 483.3 1975 96.4 182.5 33.6 15.3 540.4 1976 118.2 182.1 34.6 14.7 503.9 1977 124.2 205.3 38.1 13.0 580.3 1978 165.8 214.2 40.3 11.5 375.5 1979 126.8 208.9 40.7 15.2 523.0 1980 177.9 256.2 43.3 13.7 328.3 1981 101.8 231.8 40.9 12.6 407.3 1982 130.0 268.6 39.5 15.0 333.3 1983 115.9 249.2 38.8 14.7 301.5 1984 191.2 287.2 36.2 15.2 178.3 1985 203.1 263.7 39.2 16.5 334.0 1986 104.2 266.3 42.0 16.8 388.0 1987 40.9 260.9 43.5 18.7 557.9 1988 193.1 286.2 41.9 18.8 369.7 1989 196.2 285.2 38.2 22.9 224.1 1990 172.9 254.9 37.9 23.7 240.6 1991 88.5 240.5 39.5 67.5 354.6 1992 27.1 236.5 34.8 29.0 802.8 1993 69.3 252.0 49.9 36.1 589.4 1994 104.5 247.0 33.9 39.3 390.2 1995 95.6 255.0 11.6* 37.3 361.3 1996 181.3 261.3 12.3* 38.8 212.0