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Water Use in the United States
This section of the Water Science site is about how we use water on an everyday basis. After all, when it comes down to it, how we use water is what is really important to the average person (I know how important it is to have a swimming pool full of fresh, clean water in the summer). In the graphic below, you can choose from some general water-use topics on the left side of the pipe, or from the categories of water use on the right side. A text menu of the topics is provided below the graphic.
Summary of water use in the United States in 2000.
Note: We report water use in million of gallons of water
used per day (Mgal/d). Find out how much a million gallons
is.