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Industrial Water Use map, monthly averages for 2020 by watershed

Detailed Description

This map represents the average amount of water withdrawn each month for industrial use for all subwatersheds (12-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes or HUC12s) in the conterminous United States (CONUS).

Industrial withdrawals provide water for such purposes as fabricating, processing, washing, diluting, cooling, or transporting a product; incorporating water into a product; or for sanitation needs within the manufacturing facility. Some industries that use large amounts of water produce such commodities as food, paper, chemicals, refined petroleum, or primary metals. Water for industrial use may be delivered from a public supplier or be self supplied.

Data from ScienceBase (https://doi.org/10.5066/P14WTLVD).
 

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