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Water Use in North Carolina, 2015 Active

By South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC) January 23, 2020

To provide estimates of water withdrawal, water use, and return flows to surface water needed for water management, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), used data from the following sources: North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, North Carolina Department of Agriculture, National Golf Foundation, USGS National Water Availability and Use Science Project and Duke Energy. This ongoing program focuses on collecting, compiling, and disseminating water-use information for the State.

 

Animation of 2015 North Carolina water use by category
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Animation of 2015 North Carolina water use by category, captured from the visualization of 2015 United States water use by category, by the USGS Vizlab.

Below are publications associated with this project.

Estimated water use in North Carolina, 1995

No abstract available.
Authors
Douglas A. Walters
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Estimated water use, by county, in North Carolina, 1995

Data on water use in North Carolina were compiled for 1995 as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Division of Water Resources of the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources. Data were compiled from a number of Federal, State, and private sources for the offstream water-use categories of public supply, domestic, commercial, industrial, m
Authors
D. A. Walters
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Estimated water use, by county, in North Carolina, 1990

Data on water use in North Carolina were compiled for 1990 as part of a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Geological Survey and the Division of Water Resources of the North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. Data were compiled from a number of Federal, State, and private sources for the offstream water-use categories of public supply, domestic, commercial, indu
Authors
Silvia Terziotti, Tony P. Schrader, M.W. Treece
By
Water Resources Mission Area, South Atlantic Water Science Center (SAWSC)

Below are partners associated with this project.

Duke Energy Corporation

National Golf Foundation

North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality - Water Supply Planning