1. Agricultural Water Use Reporting and Surveys North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Cooperating with the United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service North Carolina Field Office

2. Goal  Gather accurate basic water use data While ensuring farm confidentiality While ensuring farm confidentiality Document Agriculture’s % of usage Document Agriculture’s % of usage Foster informed policy decisions Foster informed policy decisions Ensure predictable and fair access to water supplies Ensure predictable and fair access to water supplies

3. NASS Administers  NASS administration of survey ensures Confidentiality at individual farm level Confidentiality at individual farm level Summarized data only at county, state, and watershed level Summarized data only at county, state, and watershed level

4. Who will be surveyed  Farmers who reported >5K water use in any one day for any purpose on Census of Agriculture.

6. Questionnaire  Screener questions to determine “eligibility”  Types of Water Use Ag Livestock, Irrigation, Aquaculture Ag Livestock, Irrigation, Aquaculture  Daily Withdrawal Capacity Ground and Surface Ground and Surface Eliminate lagoon irrigation Eliminate lagoon irrigation Eliminate irrigation from public water supplies Eliminate irrigation from public water supplies

7. Questionnaire  Monthly Totals (gallons) Total monthly withdrawal Total monthly withdrawal Maximum Day Withdrawal Maximum Day Withdrawal % Ground And Surface Water % Ground And Surface Water # days Ground and Surface used # days Ground and Surface used  OR Monthly Totals (Acre inches) Avg # Acres irrigated Avg # Acres irrigated Total inches applied for month Total inches applied for month Max inches applied for a day Max inches applied for a day % Ground And Surface Water % Ground And Surface Water # days Ground and Surface used # days Ground and Surface used

8. Survey Process  Mail  Phone Follow Up for Non-Responses  All farms with 10K or more will be accounted for

9. Summarized Data  Watershed and County summaries  Confidentiality Less than 3 ops Less than 3 ops 1 report - 60% or more of total 1 report - 60% or more of total  Operation counts by type (lvstk, irr, aqua)  Daily Withdrawal Capacity

10. Summarized Data  Monthly Totals # operations # operations Total Avg Daily Water Use (ground & surface) Total Avg Daily Water Use (ground & surface) Total Max Daily Water Use (ground & surface) Total Max Daily Water Use (ground & surface)

11. Survey Data Enables  Comparisons between water usage and weather patterns.

12. Central Coastal Plain Water Use Weather Background  2002 drought  2003 bountiful rain  2004 dry April – July, while fall was soggy fall – 5 hurricanes, 1 tropical storm fall – 5 hurricanes, 1 tropical storm  2005 adequate spring rains, drought in fall  2006 timely rains for tobacco farmers Increased water needs for Veggie & Nursery ops Increased water needs for Veggie & Nursery ops  Note increased irrigation needs seem to impact surface water demand more dramatically

15. CCPUA # Ops Reporting >10K vs Capacity

16. CCPUA Ag Operation Types 10-100 K

17. Division of Water Resources Operation Types > 100K CCPUA Permitted CAPACITY

18. DWR CCPUA REPORTED USAGE Registered & Permitted Ground & Surface

19. WE NEED YOUR HELP  ENCOURAGE YOUR MEMBERS TO REPORT!!!!!!  Via Mail Response as soon as report is received Best accuracy Best accuracy Reduces Cost Reduces Cost Reduces volume of phone follow up Reduces volume of phone follow up

20. Survey Time Line  Surveys mailed out in early January  Phone follow up begins in February  Summarized report released by July 1st

22. More Info  Div of Water Resources http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registrati on/Capacity_Use/Central_Coastal_Plain/index.p hp?menu=Background http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registrati on/Capacity_Use/Central_Coastal_Plain/index.p hp?menu=Background http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registrati on/Capacity_Use/Central_Coastal_Plain/index.p hp?menu=Background http://www.ncwater.org/Permits_and_Registrati on/Capacity_Use/Central_Coastal_Plain/index.p hp?menu=Background  NASS http://ncagr.com/stats/environmental/index.htm http://ncagr.com/stats/environmental/index.htm http://ncagr.com/stats/environmental/index.htm  USDA Census/FRIS http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/200 2/FRIS/index.asp http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/200 2/FRIS/index.asp http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/200 2/FRIS/index.asp http://www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/200 2/FRIS/index.asp