How much water was used in New Hampshire in 2015?
New Hampshire water use in 2015.
In 2015, approximately 935 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) of water was withdrawn from groundwater and surface-water sources in New Hampshire. Total water withdrawals between 1990 and 2015 are on steady decline (-29 percent).
- Surface water withdrawals totaled 855 Mgal/d (91 % of total)
- Groundwater withdrawals totaled 80 Mgal/d (9 % of total)
- Freshwater withdrawals were 242 Mgal/d (26 % of total)
- Saline water withdrawals were 693 Mgal/d (74 % of total)
New Hampshire Total Water Withdrawals in 2015 by Category (Values in Mgal/day)
- Thermoelectric—768
- Public Supply—95
- Domestic—30
- Aquaculture—17
- Industrial—13
- Mining—6
- Irrigation—5
- Livestock—1
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New Hampshire Public Water Supply Withdrawals in 2015 by County
| NH County | Groundwater (Mgal/d) | Surface Water (Mgal/d) | Total (Mgal/d) |
|---|
| Belknap | 1.35 | 1.77 | 3.12 |
| Carroll | 2.76 | 0.69 | 3.45 |
| Cheshire | 2.49 | 1.63 | 4.12 |
| Coos | 1.53 | 2.67 | 4.2 |
| Grafton | 2.82 | 4.75 | 7.57 |
| Hillsborough | 6.93 | 31.81 | 38.74 |
| Merrimack | 3.53 | 4.73 | 8.26 |
| Rockingham | 9.35 | 6 | 15.35 |
| Strafford | 3.74 | 4.26 | 8 |
| Sullivan | 0.92 | 1.79 | 2.71 |
| Total | 35.42 | 60.1 | 95.52 |
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