How much water was used in Massachusetts in 2015?
Massachusetts water use in 2015.
In 2015, approximately 1,406 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) of water was withdrawn from groundwater and surface-water sources in Massachusetts. Total water withdrawals between 1990 and 2015 are on steady decline (-75 percent).
- Surface water withdrawals totaled 1,027 Mgal/d (73 % of total)
- Groundwater withdrawals totaled 379 Mgal/d (27 % of total)
- Freshwater withdrawals were 918 Mgal/d (65 % of total)
- Saline water withdrawals were 488 Mgal/d (35 % of total)
Massachusetts Total Water Withdrawals in 2015 by Category (Values in Mgal/day)
- Public Supply—648
- Thermoelectric—536
- Irrigation—139
- Domestic—35
- Industrial—28
- Mining—10
- Aquaculture—7
- Livestock—1
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Massachusetts Public Water Supply Withdrawals in 2015 by County
| MA County | Groundwater (Mgal/d) | Surface Water (Mgal/d) | Total (Mgal/d) |
|---|
| Barnstable | 29.84 | 2.00 | 31.84 |
| Berkshire | 2.97 | 11.36 | 14.33 |
| Bristol | 15.66 | 10.94 | 26.60 |
| Dukes | 3.07 | 0.00 | 3.07 |
| Essex | 7.47 | 69.68 | 77.15 |
| Franklin | 3.73 | 0.00 | 3.73 |
| Hampden | 8.18 | 37.20 | 45.38 |
| Hampshire | 6.06 | 12.03 | 18.09 |
| Middlesex | 37.72 | 32.54 | 70.26 |
| Nantucket | 2.00 | 0.00 | 2.00 |
| Norfolk | 28.33 | 7.55 | 35.88 |
| Plymouth | 28.00 | 40.09 | 68.09 |
| Suffolk | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Worcester | 23.63 | 228.01 | 251.64 |
| Total | 196.66 | 451.40 | 648.06 |
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New England Water Use
Monthly water use estimates for New England and the rest of the conterminous U.S. are now available for the three largest categories of use in the United States: public supply, crop irrigation, and thermoelectric power generation.
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