The technical analysis is currently focusing on identifying and quantifying water uses in the watersheds. Uses are being evaluated by sector (public water supply, agriculture, commercial, etc.) and source (groundwater v. surface water). Consumptive uses, interbasin transfers, and the effects of conservation programs in the watersheds are also being considered as well as non-withdrawal, or in-stream, uses of water.
The water use analyses are being conducted at the scale of the 12-digit
hydrologic units, shown below.
A preliminary technical write-up of the water use assessment will be available at the next advisory committee meeting, scheduled for July 13th from 1-3pm at the Agriculture and Natural Resource Center in Gettysburg.
