To provide estimates of water withdrawal, water use, and return flows to surface water needed for water management, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (GaEPD), developed the Georgia Water-Use Program in 1979. This ongoing program focuses on collecting, compiling, and disseminating water-use information for the State.
Georgia population has nearly doubled since 1985, while power generation usage has dropped significantly.
Related water-use publications:
Barber, N.L., 1987, Public supply water use in Georgia, 1983: Georgia Geologic Survey Hydrologic Atlas 15, 1 plate.
Carter, R.F., and Johnson, A.M.F., 1974, Use of water in Georgia, 1970, with projections to 1990: Georgia Geologic Survey Hydrologic Report 2, 74 pp.
Fanning, J.L., 1997, Water use in Georgia by county for 1995: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 101, 95 p.
Fanning, J.L., 1999, Water use in coastal Georgia by county and source, 1997; and water-use trends, 1980-97: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 104, 37 p.
Fanning, J.L., 2003, Water use in Georgia by county for 2000 and water-use trends for 1980-2000: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 106, 176 p.
Fanning, J.L., Doonan, G.A., Trent, V.P., and McFarland, R.D., 1991, Power generation and related water use in Georgia: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 87, 37 p.
Pierce, R.R., Barber, N.L., and Stiles, H.R., 1982, Water use in Georgia by county for 1980: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 59, 180 pp.
Trent, V.P., Fanning, J.L., and Doonan, G.A., 1990, Water use in Georgia by county for 1987: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 85, 112 p.
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Water Use in Georgia, 2010
Water Use in North Carolina, 2010
Water Use in South Carolina, 2010
Southwest Georgia Agricultural Water Conservation and Metering Program
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To provide estimates of water withdrawal, water use, and return flows to surface water needed for water management, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division (GaEPD), developed the Georgia Water-Use Program in 1979. This ongoing program focuses on collecting, compiling, and disseminating water-use information for the State.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain. Visit Media to see details.Animation of 2015 Georgia water use by category, captured from the visualization of 2015 United States water use by category, by the USGS Vizlab.Public domain. Georgia population has nearly doubled since 1985, while power generation usage has dropped significantly.
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Georgia water use 1985 to 2015 Related water-use publications:
Barber, N.L., 1987, Public supply water use in Georgia, 1983: Georgia Geologic Survey Hydrologic Atlas 15, 1 plate.
Carter, R.F., and Johnson, A.M.F., 1974, Use of water in Georgia, 1970, with projections to 1990: Georgia Geologic Survey Hydrologic Report 2, 74 pp.
Fanning, J.L., 1997, Water use in Georgia by county for 1995: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 101, 95 p.
Fanning, J.L., 1999, Water use in coastal Georgia by county and source, 1997; and water-use trends, 1980-97: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 104, 37 p.
Fanning, J.L., 2003, Water use in Georgia by county for 2000 and water-use trends for 1980-2000: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 106, 176 p.
Fanning, J.L., Doonan, G.A., Trent, V.P., and McFarland, R.D., 1991, Power generation and related water use in Georgia: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 87, 37 p.
Pierce, R.R., Barber, N.L., and Stiles, H.R., 1982, Water use in Georgia by county for 1980: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 59, 180 pp.
Trent, V.P., Fanning, J.L., and Doonan, G.A., 1990, Water use in Georgia by county for 1987: Georgia Geologic Survey Information Circular 85, 112 p.
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Water Use in Georgia, 2010
Total water use, for 2010,was estimated at 4,680 Mgal/d which included 1,130 Mgal/d of water delivered by public suppliers to domestic, commercial and public use, and industrial customer and publics supply losses. About 6.7 Mgal/d of water was delivered from public suppliers in Alabama and Tennessee to customers in Georgia. Furthermore, 2,230 Mgal/d of water was returned to surface-water bodies in...Water Use in North Carolina, 2010
In North Carolina and across the Nation, water is a vital resource and it is used for a variety of purposes. Water use for 2010 was estimated for each county in North Carolina using data obtained from various Federal and State agencies and other sources. Estimates of water use in North Carolina were developed for the categories of public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, aquaculture...Water Use in South Carolina, 2010
The future health and welfare of the Nation's population is dependent upon a continuing supply of uncontaminated fresh water. Increasing withdrawals and increasing demands for instream flows are limiting the water available for future use. The USGS compiles water-use data from numerous sources for all parts of the country, and since 1950 has published a series of Circulars on the estimated use of...Southwest Georgia Agricultural Water Conservation and Metering Program
During 2008-2015, the U.S. Geological Survey investigated methods to estimate agricultural water use and growing season pumping rates through the analysis of water-meter data throughout southwest Georgia. Reports are available by year. - Publications
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