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In 2015, approximately 1,406 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) of water was withdrawn from groundwater and surface-water sources in Massachusetts.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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