0262 - 2024 Water Use - North Carolina - Cover Letter

Steven W. Troxler
Commissioner

North Carolina Department of Agriculture
and Consumer Services
Agricultural Statistics Division

December 19, 2024

Why am I getting this letter?

Tony Dorn

Division Director
State Statistician

What should I do next?
Complete your survey in one of
the following ways:

It’s time again to collect the North Carolina
agricultural water use data as described in legislation
enacted in 2008, SL 2008-0143. Please complete the
enclosed report form by January 11, 2025, via the
Internet if possible, to avoid receiving follow-up
contacts.

How will the data be used?

Online at agcounts.usda.gov beginning on
December 20, 2024. Online reporting is
fast, convenient, and secure. All you
need is the 17-digit survey code on the
enclosed form to begin.
By mail or fax. Complete the survey
questionnaire and mail it back in the
return envelope provided or fax it to
855-271-9801.

The information is used to document the water needs
of farms during 2024, as well as accurately produce agricultural water use data for important decisions
affecting you. We have previously conducted this survey eight times and have provided valuable water
use data for the state. It has also put to rest many incorrect perceptions about agricultural water use. We
need to again document your needs and provide the statewide water use estimates so the Commissioner of
Agriculture and other farm organizations can protect agricultural interests as water policies are developed.
Water management is still a major issue in North Carolina and having good base line data for the year will
be invaluable.
The results of this survey will be kept confidential and will be available in aggregate form only. Your
response is only used to compute state, county, and hydrologic area estimates, as well as document your
farm’s water needs. The previous 2022 Water Use Survey results can be viewed on our web site at:
https://www.ncagr.gov/stats/environmental/2022_Water_Use_Publication.pdf.

Thank you in advance for your support of our programs and North Carolina agriculture. If you have any
questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact Laci Banks-Walker at 919-707-3334 or
[email protected] .
Thank you,
Tony Dorn, Agricultural Statistics Division Director
North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
United States Department of Agriculture/North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Post Office Box 27767, Raleigh, North Carolina 27611  (919) 707-3328  (919) 707-3333
Internet address: http://www.ncagr.com/stats  E-mail address: [email protected]
TTY: 1-800-735-2962 Voice: 1-877-735-8200
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