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Trends in total fresh and saline water withdrawals, 1950-2015

Detailed Description

As the chart shows, the use of saline water, and freshwater, also, has been trending downward since peaking in 1980. Of interest, from 1950 to 1975 the use of saline water increased at a much higher rate than freshwater use.

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