Water Use Resources Active
The future health and welfare of the Nation's population and environment are dependent upon a continuing supply of uncontaminated fresh water. Increasing withdrawals and increasing demands for in-stream flows are limiting the water available for future use.
The USGS compiles water-use data from numerous sources for all parts of the county, and since 1950 has published a series of Circulars on the estimated use of water in the United States at 5-year intervals. These Circulars contain State-level estimates of public- and self-supplied water used for public supply, domestic, industrial, irrigation, livestock, mining, power generation, and other purposes. The water-use data collected and compiled in New Jersey are an integral part of the nationwide assessment of water supply and demand.
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Water Use in the United States
Water-Use Terminology
- Overview
The future health and welfare of the Nation's population and environment are dependent upon a continuing supply of uncontaminated fresh water. Increasing withdrawals and increasing demands for in-stream flows are limiting the water available for future use.
The USGS compiles water-use data from numerous sources for all parts of the county, and since 1950 has published a series of Circulars on the estimated use of water in the United States at 5-year intervals. These Circulars contain State-level estimates of public- and self-supplied water used for public supply, domestic, industrial, irrigation, livestock, mining, power generation, and other purposes. The water-use data collected and compiled in New Jersey are an integral part of the nationwide assessment of water supply and demand.
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Water Use in the United States
Water use estimates for 2000 through 2020 are now available for the three largest categories of use in the United States: self-supplied thermoelectric power generation, self-supplied irrigation, and public supply. Five additional categories of use (self-supplied industrial, domestic, mining, livestock, and aquaculture) will be available in 2025.Water-Use Terminology
The following terms have been used in one or more of the water-use publications. The comparison of water-use categories over the history of these reports may also help clarify the use of some of the terms.