Water Resources Research Act Program

Details for Project ID TN_2023_Fidan

Quantifying Agricultural Water Use in Tennessee and Assessing Areas of Potential Water Availablility Concern

Institute: Tennessee
Year Established: 2023 Start Date: 2023-09-01 End Date: 2024-08-31
Total Federal Funds: $26,000 Total Non-Federal Funds: $32,959

Principal Investigators: Emine Fidan

Project Summary: The overall goals of the proposed research are to geographically quanitfy crop irrigation and concentrated poulty and swine farm use in Tennessee to identify areas of high water consumption and potential use demand conflict. Research Study will focus on the following objectives: 1. Identify areas of concentrated irrigation, poultry, and swine water use in Tennessee 2. Geospatially quanitfy freshwater usage rates within said areas. 3. Assess hotspots of high water use and potential water demand conflicts between agriculture and domestic users. 4. Create a database and decision support tool that provides stakeholders with current information on water consumption across the state.