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William A. Gast Chief, Division of Water Use Planning PA Department of Environmental Protection

Water Use and Budgeting Presented to State Water Plan Regional Advisory Committees December 8-19, 2003. William A. Gast Chief, Division of Water Use Planning PA Department of Environmental Protection Email: wgast@state.pa.us. Water Budgeting. Critical Water Planning Areas (Act 220)

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William A. Gast Chief, Division of Water Use Planning PA Department of Environmental Protection

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  1. Water Use and BudgetingPresented toState Water Plan Regional Advisory CommitteesDecember 8-19, 2003 William A. Gast Chief, Division of Water Use Planning PA Department of Environmental Protection Email: wgast@state.pa.us

  2. Water Budgeting • Critical Water Planning Areas (Act 220) • “significant hydrologic unit where • existing or future demands • exceed or threaten to exceed • safe yield of • available water resources”

  3. Water Budgeting Watershed water budgeting is the basis for identifying Critical Water Planning Areas

  4. Water Budgeting • Significant Hydrologic Unit • Watershed based, i.e., drainage area of a stream • River Basin, e.g., Susquehanna River • Sub-basin, e.g., West Branch Susquehanna • Watershed, e.g., Pine Creek • Named streams ( 8,200 ) • 15 Square Mile Drainage Area; e.g., 5 mi. long, and 3 mi. wide; (3,000)

  5. Water Budgeting • Existing or Future Demands • Non-withdrawal Uses, e.g., aquatic resources, hydropower, recreation • Withdrawal Uses, e.g., public water supply, industrial/commercial, agricultural, domestic • Registration information from 2003 • Annual reporting information • 2000 Census data • 10-year projections to 2050 • Conservation

  6. Water Budgeting • Exceed or Threaten to Exceed • Full-time Use • Seasonal • Interruptible

  7. Water Budgeting • Safe Yield • Surface Water • Direct Withdrawal – hydrologic record statistic, considering passby flow • Storage – hydrologic record statistic, considering conservation release • Ground Water – average annual base flow statistic, possibly considering passby • Conjunctive Use

  8. Water Budgeting • Available Water Resources • Naturally available • Storage • Reuse • Imports/Exports

  9. Water Budgeting • Watershed Water Budget • Basis for identifying CWPAs • “Checkbook Register” balance procedure • Deposits – e.g., inflow, precipitation, discharges • Withdrawals – e.g., outflow, withdrawal, evapo-transpiration • Change in storage

  10. Water Budgeting • The “Vision” • GIS-based • Scale-independent • Table-based • Modular • Optional statistics

  11. Water Budgeting • The “Vision” (Continued) • Four-component display • Surface Water – Watershed • Surface Water – Stream • Ground Water – Watershed • Ground Water – “Dot Map”

  12. Surface Water -- Watershed

  13. Surface Water -- Stream

  14. Ground Water -- Watershed

  15. Ground Water – “Dot Map”

  16. Water Budgeting • The “Vision” (Continued) • DEP Use • Database Manager • Table Updates • Module Updates

  17. Water Budgeting • The “Vision” (Continued) • SWP Consultant Use • Partial Update • Module Development • Citizen Internet Use • Display Only

  18. Water UseTotal Withdrawals in Pennsylvania

  19. Water UseWithdrawals by Use Category

  20. Water UseSurface Water Withdrawals by Use Category

  21. Water UseGround Water Withdrawals by Use Category

  22. Water Use1995 Withdrawals by Use Category

  23. Water UseTotal Withdrawals (mgd)

  24. Water UseTotal Withdrawals by Use Category (mgd)

  25. Water UseTotal Surface Withdrawals by Use Category (mgd)

  26. Water UseTotal Ground Withdrawals by Use Category (mgd)

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