What is the total annual use of water from the aquifer?
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the annual discharge is approximately 24,200 acre-feet per year. All surface water is consumed with the basin by irrigated crops, evapotranspiration, or recharge to the ground-water system. In 2000, withdrawal from wells was estimated to be 36,000 acre-feet per year. [U.S.