Environmental Engineering Reference
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Table 1.1
U. S. water withdrawals per day, 1975-2000
Total
(billion gal.)
Per capita
(gallons)
Irrigation
%
Public supply
%
Rural
%
Industrial
%
Steam electric
utilities %
1975
420
1,972
33.3
6.9
1.7
10.7
47.6
1980
440
1,953
34.1
7.7
1.3
10.2
47.7
1985
399
1,650
34.3
9.5
2.0
7.8
46.9
1990
408
1,620
33.6
10.0
1.9
7.4
47.8
1995
402
1,500
33.3
10.0
2.2
7.2
47.3
2000
408
1,430
33.6
10.5
2.3
5.6
48.0
Source:
“Estimated Use of Water in the United States,” U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1268, 2005.
