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Louisiana Department of Transportation
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U.S. Geological Survey Water Resources Cooperative Program |
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National Program Overview:
The U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) National Water-Use Information Program
compiles and publishes the Nation's water-use data. The USGS works in cooperation with local, State, and Federal
agencies as well as academic and private organizations to collect and report total withdrawals for major categories
of use at county, watershed, aquifer, state, and national levels. In five-year increments, beginning in 1950,
the USGS has published State totals from all 50 States as well as the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.
View reports online.
In 2000, the Program reported ground-water withdrawals from principal aquifers for
public-supply, self-supplied industrial and irrigation water uses. This compilation represented the first
national compilation of aquifer withdrawals for the three largest consumptive water-use categories. The report
is available online.
Data is compiled for each State through efforts by USGS Water Science Center Water Use
Specialists following national guidelines. National guidelines for the two most recent compilation efforts are
published as U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods Book 4,
Chapter E1 (2005 compilation), and Techniques and Methods 4A-4
(2000 compilation), respectively.
Louisiana Program Overview:
Louisiana has a total land and water area of 48,000 mi2 and abundant water resources are throughout
the State. Every day, large amounts of water are withdrawn from natural sources for public supply, industrial,
power generation, rural domestic, livestock, irrigation, and aquaculture uses. Water-use data are essential to
appraise the effects of present use and plan the future use of Louisiana's water resources. The U.S. Geological
Survey, in cooperation with the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, has collected and
published water withdrawal and use information on a five years basis since 1960.
Louisiana Reports:
Pumpage of Water in Louisiana, 1960 by J.L. Snider and M.J. Forbes, Jr.
Pumpage of Water in Louisiana, 1965 by P.P. Bieber and M.J. Forbes, Jr.
Pumpage of Water in Louisiana, 1970 by D.C. Dial
Pumpage of Water in Louisiana, 1975 by G.T. Cardwell and W.H. Walter
Pumpage of Water in Louisiana, 1980 by W.H. Walter
Pumpage of Water in Louisiana, 1985 by D.L. Lurry
Water Use In
Louisiana, 1990 by J.K. Lovelace
Water Use In
Louisiana, 1995 by J.K. Lovelace and P.M. Johnson
Water Use In
Louisiana, 2000 by B. Pierre Sargent
Water Use In
Louisiana, 2005 by B. Pierre Sargent
(Portable Document Format, PDF
required to read report)
References
Glossary of Terms
Links:
Water Use in the
United States
La
DOTD: Public Works & Water Resources Division
USGS U.S.A
Contact B. Pierre Sargent
for
additional information about water use in Louisiana.
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