How much water was used in Vermont in 2015?
Vermont water use in 2015.
In 2015, approximately 91 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) of water was withdrawn from groundwater and surface-water sources in Vermont. Total water withdrawals between 1990 and 2015 are on steady decline (-86 percent).
- Surface water withdrawals totaled 54 Mgal/d (59 % of total)
- Groundwater withdrawals totaled 37 Mgal/d (41 % of total)
- All withdrawn water was a freshwater, there weren't saline water withdrawals.
Vermont Total Water Withdrawals in 2015 by Category (Values in Mgal/day)
- Public Supply—42.7
- Aquaculture—12.0
- Domestic—11.0
- Industrial—11.0
- Livestock—5.9
- Mining—4.6
- Irrigation—3.1
- Thermoelectric—0.8
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Vermont Public Water Supply Withdrawals in 2015 by County
| VT County | Groundwater (Mgal/d) | Surface Water (Mgal/d) | Total (Mgal/d) |
|---|
| Addison | 1.75 | 1.7 | 3.45 |
| Bennington | 0.98 | 2.32 | 3.3 |
| Caledonia | 0.87 | 0.9 | 1.77 |
| Chittenden | 0.47 | 13.42 | 13.89 |
| Essex | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
| Franklin | 0.47 | 2.53 | 3 |
| Grand Isle | 0.03 | 0.47 | 0.5 |
| Lamoille | 1.2 | 0.09 | 1.29 |
| Orange | 0.84 | 1.32 | 2.16 |
| Orleans | 1.28 | 0.35 | 1.63 |
| Rutland | 1.84 | 2.53 | 4.37 |
| Washington | 0.61 | 1.24 | 1.85 |
| Windham | 0.36 | 1.74 | 2.1 |
| Windsor | 3.04 | 0.06 | 3.1 |
| Total | 13.89 | 28.77 | 42.66 |
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