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pdf2024 NORTH CAROLINA WATER USE SURVEY
OMB No. 0535-0262
Approval Expires: X/XX/XXX
Project Code: 997
Survey ID: 3043
United States
Department of
Agriculture
NATIONAL
AGRICULTURAL
STATISTICS
SERVICE
North Carolina
Department of
Agriculture and
Consumer Services
USDA/NASS - North Carolina
P.O. Box 27767
Raleigh, NC 27611
Phone: 1-919-707-6333
Email: [email protected]
Please make corrections to name, address, and ZIP Code, if necessary.
North Carolina farmers have the opportunity to document agricultural water use. By law, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Services, Agricultural Statistics Division is required to collect agricultural water use data biennially. This survey will provide comprehensive, state-wide
facts about agricultural water use so that informed policy decisions can be made and to help protect farmers' access to water in the future. The information
you provide will be summarized with other responses.
Your voluntary cooperation on this survey is critical to provide accurate facts about agricultural water use. If you have any questions, please contact Laci
Banks at 1-919-707-3334.
The information you provide will be used for statistical purposes only. Your responses will be kept confidential and any person who willfully discloses ANY
identifiable information about you or your operation is subject to a jail term, a fine, or both. This survey is conducted in accordance with the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2018, Title III of Pub. L. No. 115-435, codified in 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35 and other applicable Federal laws.
For more information on how we protect your information please visit: https://www.nass.usda.gov/confidentiality. Response is voluntary.
According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of
information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB number is 0535-0262. The time required to complete this information collection is
estimated to average 30 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the
data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.
1. During 2024, did you. . .
- grow crops, cut hay, grow nursery or floriculture crops?
OR
- have any whole grains, oilseeds, or hay stored on this operation?
OR
- own or raise any livestock, poultry, or aquaculture? (Include raised for others.)
109
1
Yes - Continue
3
No - Please sign the bottom of page 4 and return form
2. Did you use water (surface or ground) for agricultural commodities such as crops, horticulture, aquaculture and livestock
in 2024? (Exclude recycled water or lagoon irrigation.)
101
1
Yes - Continue
3
No - Please sign the bottom of page 4 and return form
-23. Did you use 10,000 gallons or more of water on any one day for agriculture?
Examples may include -·
·
·
·
more than 3,700 finish type hogs, or
more than 9,000 nursery hogs, or
more than 4 poultry houses, or
irrigated at least 1 acre with at least a 1/2 inch of water
102
1
Yes - Continue
3
No - Please sign the bottom of page 4 and return form
4. Record the percentage of water you used annually during 2024 for each of the following categories:
Percent
121
a. Poultry (turkeys, broilers, layers, pullets, etc.)................................................................................................
122
b. Hogs...............................................................................................................................................................
123
c. Catfish, Trout or other Aquaculture.................................................................................................................
124
d. Other Livestock (cattle, horses, goats, sheep, etc.)........................................................................................
125
e. Field Crops (tobacco, corn, sweet potatoes, soybeans, cotton, peanuts, wheat)...........................................
126
f.
Fruit/Vegetable Crops (blueberries, strawberries, apples, cucumbers, beans, tomatoes, etc.)......................
127
g. Nursery/Greenhouse/Sod (herbs, shrubs, flowers, Christmas trees, nursery plants, ornamentals,
sod).................................................................................................................................................................
128
h. Other – Specify: ________________________________________________..............................................
Total = 100%
5. What is the daily water withdrawal capacity for your farm*
(the maximum amount your pumps could output in a 24 hour period)?
Gallons
107
a. Ground water withdrawal capacity (pumped from wells and ponds supplied by wells)...................................
b. Surface water withdrawal capacity (pumped from lakes, rivers, streams, and ponds supplied by run 108
off or streams).................................................................................................................................................
i.
If you indicated that your operation has surface water withdrawal capacity, please indicate the
percentage that is withdrawn annually from rivers/streams and the percentage that is
withdrawn from lakes/ponds.
Percent
131
(a) Rivers/Streams...............................................................................................................................................
132
(b) Lakes/Ponds...................................................................................................................................................
*If you don't know your pumping capacity, please indicate the water source and the pumping capacity
of each of your motors. Example: Well - 30 gallons per minute and Pond - 2000 gallons per hour.
MOTOR NOTES:
Total = 100%
-36. Please select one of the following options to report your monthly water usage:
900
1
Report water use in terms of gallons - Complete Table 1
2
Report water use in terms of inches per acre - Complete Table 2
3
Report water use in terms of both gallons AND inches per acre - Complete Table 1 AND Table 2,
but do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
4
Report water usage by head of livestock/poultry or row spacing/flow rate - Complete the Water
Use Estimation Guide, beginning on page 5, if you are unable to complete Table 1 or Table 2.
The Water Use Estimation Guide is for operations that do not keep water usage records or are
unsure of how much water they have used.
Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.
Table 1: Water Use by Gallons
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 1 for each county.
(An additional copy of Table 1 can be found on page 7.)
Office Use
200
County
Month
2024
Total
Withdrawal
for Month
Maximum Day
Withdrawal
for Month
(Gallons)
(Gallons)
%
Ground
Water
%
Surface
Water
# of Days
Ground
Water Used
# of Days
Surface
Water Used
January
201
202
203
204
205
206
February
211
212
213
214
215
216
March
221
222
223
224
225
226
April
231
232
233
234
235
236
May
241
242
243
244
245
246
June
251
252
253
254
255
256
July
261
262
263
264
265
266
August
271
272
273
274
275
276
September
281
282
283
284
285
286
October
291
292
293
294
295
296
November
301
302
303
304
305
306
December
311
312
313
314
315
316
Did your farm withdraw water from another county?
141
1
Yes
3
No
-4Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.
Table 2: Water Use by Inches per Acre
(Irrigators may report water use in this table if it is more convenient.)
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 2 for each county.
(An additional copy of Table 2 can be found on page 8.)
Office Use
400
County
Month
2024
Avg. #
Acres Irrigated
per Day
Total #
Inches Applied
for Month
Max. #
Inches Applied
per Day
(Acres)
(Inches)
(Inches)
%
Ground
Water
%
Surface
Water
# of Days
Ground
Water Used
# of Days
Surface
Water Used
January
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
February
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
March
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
April
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
May
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
June
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
July
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
August
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
September
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
October
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
November
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
December
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
Did your farm withdraw water from another county?
142
1
Yes
3
No
Respondent Name:
Date:
9912
9910
Respondent Email:
Respondent Phone:
1095
9911
MM
DD
YY
__ __
__ __
__ __
( ____ ) _______________
check if
cell phone
Operation Email (if different from above):
Operation Phone (if different from above):
9937
9936
( ____ ) _______________
check if
cell phone
-5Water Use Estimation Guide
USE THIS GUIDE ONLY IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE TABLE 1 OR TABLE 2
HOGS: If you had hogs, please place an X beside the type of operation you operate AND record the maximum
number of hogs and pigs you had at one time during 2024 in all of this operation’s houses.
Peak Number of
Hogs and Pigs
Type of Operation
701
___
Nursery
711
________________________
702
___
Finish Only
712
________________________
703
___
Farrow to Wean
713
________________________
704
___
Farrow to Feeder
714
________________________
705
___
Farrow to Finish
715
________________________
BROILERS: If you had broilers, please tell us:
·
What was the maximum number of broilers you had at one time during 2024 in all of this operation’s
houses? 720 ____________________
·
How many houses did you have?
·
On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses full?
·
On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses empty?
·
What was the date that the majority of your houses were last empty?
721
____________________
722
____________________
723
____________________
724
__ __/__ __/__ __
MM
DD
YY
LAYERS: If you had layers, please tell us:
·
What was the maximum number of layers you had at one time during 2024 in all of this operation’s
houses? 730 ____________________
·
How many houses did you have?
·
On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses full?
·
On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses empty?
·
What was the date that the majority of your houses were last empty?
731
____________________
732
____________________
733
____________________
734
__ __/__ __/__ __
MM
DD
YY
TURKEYS: If you had turkeys, please tell us:
·
What was the maximum number of turkeys you had at one time during 2024 in all of this operation’s
houses? 740 ____________________
·
How many houses did you have?
·
On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses full?
·
On average, how many consecutive weeks are the houses empty?
·
What was the date that the majority of your houses were last empty?
741
____________________
742
____________________
743
____________________
744
__ __/__ __/__ __
MM
(Water Use Estimation Guide continues on page 6.)
DD
YY
-6-
Water Use Estimation Guide - Continued
USE THIS GUIDE ONLY IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO COMPLETE TABLE 1 OR TABLE 2
CROPS: Please report the following for drip irrigation used during 2024 if you do not know how many inches were
· How many acres 750 _______________
applied:
· How long were the rows 751 _______________
·
How many feet between rows
·
How many inches (spacing) between emitters
·
Flow rate per hour per emitter
·
Number of hours per day that water was applied
·
Complete the table below.
752
754
_______________
753
_______________
_______________
755
_______________
Table 3: Drip Irrigation
Office Use
800
County
%
Ground
Water
Month
2024
%
Surface
Water
# of Days
Ground
Water Used
# of Days
Surface
Water Used
January
804
805
806
807
February
814
815
816
817
March
824
825
826
827
April
834
835
836
837
May
844
845
846
847
June
854
855
856
857
July
864
865
866
867
August
874
875
876
877
September
884
885
886
887
October
894
895
896
897
November
604
605
606
607
December
614
615
616
617
-7WATER USE - ADDITIONAL COUNTY
Complete this page only if you need to report water for a county other than the one reported on page 3.
Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.
Table 1: Water Use by Gallons
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 1 for each county.
Office Use
200
County
Month
2024
Total
Withdrawal
for Month
Maximum Day
Withdrawal
for Month
(Gallons)
(Gallons)
%
Ground
Water
%
Surface
Water
# of Days
Ground
Water Used
# of Days
Surface
Water Used
January
201
202
203
204
205
206
February
211
212
213
214
215
216
March
221
222
223
224
225
226
April
231
232
233
234
235
236
May
241
242
243
244
245
246
June
251
252
253
254
255
256
July
261
262
263
264
265
266
August
271
272
273
274
275
276
September
281
282
283
284
285
286
October
291
292
293
294
295
296
November
301
302
303
304
305
306
December
311
312
313
314
315
316
-8WATER USE - ADDITIONAL COUNTY
Complete this page only if you need to report water for a county other than the one reported on page 4.
Do not report the SAME water usage in more than one table.
When reporting water used, include water used to feed livestock, cool livestock houses, clean barns, irrigate crops, prevent
freeze damage, apply chemicals, or process crops on the farm.
Table 2: Water Use by Inches per Acre
(Irrigators may report water use in this table if it is more convenient.)
If your farm withdraws water from multiple counties, please complete Table 2 for each county.
Office Use
400
County
Month
2024
Avg. #
Acres Irrigated
per Day
Total #
Inches Applied
for Month
Max. #
Inches Applied
per Day
(Acres)
(Inches)
(Inches)
%
Ground
Water
%
Surface
Water
# of Days
Ground
Water Used
# of Days
Surface
Water Used
January
401
402
403
404
405
406
407
February
411
412
413
414
415
416
417
March
421
422
423
424
425
426
427
April
431
432
433
434
435
436
437
May
441
442
443
444
445
446
447
June
451
452
453
454
455
456
457
July
461
462
463
464
465
466
467
August
471
472
473
474
475
476
477
September
481
482
483
484
485
486
487
October
491
492
493
494
495
496
497
November
501
502
503
504
505
506
507
December
511
512
513
514
515
516
517
This completes the survey. Thank you for your help.
OFFICE USE ONLY
Response
1-Comp
9901
2-R
3-Inac
4-Office Hold
5-R – Est
6-Inac – Est
7-Off Hold – Est
S/E Name
Respondent
1-Op/Mgr
2-Sp
3-Acct/Bkpr
4-Partner
9-Oth
9902
Mode
1-PASI (Mail)
2-PATI (Tel)
3-PAPI (Face-toFace)
6-Email
7-Fax
19-Other
Enum.
9903
9998
Office Use for POID
Eval. Change R. Unit
9900
9985
9921
9989
__ __ __ - __ __ __ - __ __ __
Optional Use
9907
9908
9906
9916
| File Type | application/pdf |
| Author | Pinto, Carol - NASS |
| File Modified | 2024-01-24 |
| File Created | 2022-08-23 |