1. 1 Water Use In Far West Texas Gilbert Trejo Gis in Water Resources, Fall 2004 The University of Texas at Austin

2. 2INTRODUCTION TWDB Regional Water Planning Group E –El Paso –Hudspeth –Culberson –Jeff Davis –Presidio –Brewster –Terrell

3. 3OBJECTIVE Understand the stress that El Paso imposes on far west Texas and southern New Mexico. 1990-2000

4. 4METHODS USGS Circular – “Estimated Use of Water in the United States” Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) – GIS data Public SupplyIndustrialIrrigation MiningLivestock

5. 5 Total Population

6. 6 Public Supply: Total Withdrawals

7. 7 Industrial: Total Withdrawals

8. 8 Mining: Total Withdrawals

9. 9 Livestock: Total Withdrawals

10. 10 Irrigation: Total Withdrawals

11. 11 Total Withdrawals

12. 12 Total Withdrawals

13. 13 Total Acres Irrigated

14. 14 Irrigation Groundwater Surface Water

15. 15 Elephant Butte Reservoir USBR (http://www.usbr.gov/uc/elpaso/water/Reservoirs/index.html)