Table 44. Discontinuance of All Irrigation on Horticultural Operations by Reason: 2013 and 2008 (continued) 
[Excludes institutional, research, and experimental farms. For meaning of abbreviations and symbols see introductory text] 
Geographic area 
Operations reporting reason for discontinuance ' 
- con. 
Loss of 
water 
rights 
Sold or 
leased water 
rights or 
annual water 
allocation 
Sold or leased 
irrigated land 
or irrigated 
area under 
protection 
Restrictions 
on water 
use 
Converted 
to 
non-agricultural 
use 
Converted to 
agricultural 
enterprise 
not requiring 
irrigation 
Available 
surface 
water too 
salty 
Other 
United States 2013 
9 
31 
48 
110 
63 
204 
27 
3,005 
2008 
(NA) 
(NA) 
(NA) 
5 
(NA) 
2 
7 
259 
2013 DATA 
Alabama 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
8 
_ 
5 
Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
18 
Arizona 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Arkansas 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
- 
- 
4 
California 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
- 
99 
Colorado 
_ 
_ 
_ 
6 
_ 
_ 
7 
8 
Connecticut 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
77 
Delaware 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Florida 
9 
16 
26 
23 
1 
22 
- 
157 
Georgia 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
28 
Hawaii 
_ 
_ 
_ 
6 
_ 
_ 
_ 
85 
Idaho 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
- 
- 
8 
Illinois 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
61 
Indiana 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
86 
Iowa 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
11 
- 
65 
Kansas 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
8 
_ 
_ 
15 
Kentucky 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
16 
- 
154 
Louisiana 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
28 
Maine 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
51 
Maryland 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
33 
Massachusetts 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
30 
Michigan 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
163 
Minnesota 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
82 
Mississippi 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
19 
Missouri 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
16 
- 
81 
Montana 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
28 
Nebraska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
23 
Nevada 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
New Hampshire 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
New Jersey 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
2 
- 
59 
New Mexico 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
New York 
- 
6 
11 
30 
- 
- 
12 
231 
North Carolina 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
13 
- 
137 
North Dakota 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Ohio 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
5 
- 
179 
Oklahoma 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
Oregon 
- 
- 
5 
11 
6 
6 
- 
88 
Pennsylvania 
- 
- 
- 
14 
- 
31 
- 
244 
Rhode Island 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
South Carolina 
- 
- 
- 
8 
9 
- 
- 
27 
South Dakota 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
2 
Tennessee 
- 
- 
- 
- 
1 
- 
- 
97 
Texas 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
69 
Utah 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
Vermont 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
31 
Virginia 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
61 
Washington 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
21 
- 
157 
West Virginia 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
46 
Wisconsin 
- 
- 
5 
- 
- 
- 
- 
150 
Wyoming 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Water Resources Regions 
Region 01 New England 
- 
9 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
173 
Region 02 Mid-Atlantic 
- 
6 
6 
7 
5 
26 
6 
480 
Region 03 South Atlantic-Gulf 
9 
16 
26 
31 
10 
44 
- 
339 
Region 04 Great Lakes 
- 
- 
5 
30 
5 
18 
6 
396 
Region 05 Ohio 
- 
- 
1 
7 
- 
23 
- 
491 
Region 06 Tennessee 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
1 
7 
_ 
74 
Region 07 Upper Mississippi 
- 
- 
5 
- 
5 
23 
- 
315 
Region 08 Lower Mississippi 
- 
- 
- 
4 
- 
8 
- 
47 
Region 09 Souris-Red-Rainy 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
18 
Region 10 Missouri 
- 
- 
- 
- 
10 
11 
7 
100 
Region 11 Arkansas-White-Red .. 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
8 
5 
_ 
21 
Region 12Texas-Gulf 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
7 
- 
73 
Region 13 Rio Grande 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
2 
Region 14 Upper Colorado 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
6 
Region 15 Lower Colorado 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
Region 1 6 Great Basin 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
_ 
7 
Region 1 7 Pacific Northwest 
- 
- 
5 
19 
11 
27 
- 
261 
Region 18 California 
- 
- 
- 
- 
8 
- 
- 
99 
Region 19 Alaska 
- 
- 
- 
- 
- 
5 
- 
18 
Region 20 Hawaii 
- 
- 
- 
6 
- 
- 
- 
85 
' Respondents could choose more than one reason for not irrigating. 
2012 Census of Agriculture 2013 FRIS - Horticultural Operations Data 205 
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service 
