Fresh Ground Water
Withdrawals and
US Wells
| Use | 1980 | 1985 | Percent of Change | 1990 | Percent of Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Supply | 12,000 | 14,600 | 21.7% | 15,100 | 3.4% |
| Domestic Supply | 3,300 | 3,250 | -1.5% | 3,260 | 0.3% |
| Commercial | * | 746 | n/a | 908 | 21.7% |
| Irrigation | 60,000 | 45,700 | -23.8% | 51,000 | 11.6% |
| Livestock | 1,200 | 3,020 | 151.7% | 2,690 | -10.9% |
| Industrial | * | 3,930 | n/a | 3,950 | 0.5% |
| Mining | * | 1,410 | n/a | 1,210 | -14.2% |
| Thermoelectric Power | 1,600 | 608 | -62% | 525 | -13.7% |
| TOTAL | 88,000 | 73,300 | -16.7% | 79,400 | 8.3% |
* = Number listed among "Other" in these years.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey reports on Estimates of Water Use in the United States. Published every 5 years.
Domestic Water Systems from U.S. Manufacturers
1988 to 1995
Commodity Code: 8413810030 Units Dollar Value Year 1988 57,917 $8,077 Year 1989 54,828 $8,652 Percent of Change -5.3 7.1 Year 1990 65,762 $8,376 Percent of Change 19.9 -3.2 Year 1991 67,013 $7,887 Percent of Change 1.9 -5.8 Year 1992 41,900 $8,685 Percent of Change -37.5 10.1 Year 1993 73,762 $11,262 Percent of Change 76.04 29.7 Year 1994 79,948 $9,432 Percent of Change 8.39 -16.25 Year 1995 81,052 $11,232 Percent of Change 1.38 19.08
Notes: Values in thousands of dollars Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Schedule B Commodity Reports
Summary:
Total number of wells in place, per categories listed above: 15,767,673
Not listed are the 181 household wells in the District of Columbia.NOTES:
Irrigation:
Most numbers listed come from the 1994 Farm Ranch Irrigation Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census. [a] 1995 Irrigation Survey conducted by Irrigation Journal magazine. They are estimates by agricultural extension agents in the state. [b] 1989 Irrigation Survey conducted by Irrigation Journal magazine. They are estimates by agricultural extension agents in the state. [c] 1986 Irrigation Survey, conducted by Irrigation Journal magazine. They are estimates by agricultural extension agents in the state.Public Supply:
These figures come from a 1983 analysis of the U.S. EPA data base known as the Public Water Supplier Inventory. Records of 232,952 public water suppliers are stored. Throughout the U.S., including tribal lands and possessions (note that we have listed only the 50 states), there are 215,963 public water supply systems using at least some ground water. Some 51,173 systems in the same areas meet EPA's definition of "community" system.Community Supply:
This is a subset of Public Supply. Community systems are those which U.S. EPA defines as serving "at least 15 service connections used by year-round residents or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents." Other public water supplies can be found at campgrounds, restaurants, motels, schools, etc., wherever the public may have access to well-supplied water.Household:
From the 1990 U.S. Census of Housing, these figures represent the number of households served by private individual wells. NGWA assumes the number of households is a one to one ratio to the number of wells.Other Categories Not Inventoried:
Dewatering, elevator, environmental, fire protection, heating/cooling, industrial/commercial, landscape irrigation, livestock watering, observation, oil/gas exploration water supply, test
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