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Water use
Water withdrawal for a specific purpose, such as domestic use, irrigation, or industrial processing.
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Instream water use (7 items)
Offstream water use (11 items)
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Household Chemicals and Drugs Found in Biosolids from Wastewater Treatment Plants [New Window]
Research findings and examples of application to real problems--biosolids have high concentrations of household contaminants compared to treated liquid wastewater effluent.
Endocrine Disruption Found in Fish Exposed to Municipal Wastewater [New Window]
Research findings and examples of application to real problems--cause and potential effects of wastewater on fish in streams is explored.
Estimated freshwater withdrawals in Oklahoma, 1995 [New Window]
1995 freshwater withdrawal estimates for Oklahoma by source and category. Withdrawal data from ground water and surface water for domestic, commercial and agricultural use.
Estimated freshwater withdrawals in Oklahoma, 2000 [New Window]
2000 freshwater withdrawal estimates for Oklahoma by source and category. Withdrawal data from ground water and surface water for domestic, commercial and agricultural use.
Ground-water data for the Nation [New Window]
National Water Information System (NWIS) real-time data on selected ground water sites, ground water level data, site inventory of wells, test holes, drains, springs and excavations and ground water-quality data for the United States.
Source Water-Quality Assessment [New Window]
Characterize the quality of selected rivers and aquifers used as a source of supply to community water systems in the United States to determine the occurrence of about 280 primary unregulated anthropogenic organic compounds.
Using geochemical and statistical tools to identify irrigated areas that might contain high selenium concentrations in surface water [New Window]
Program using pattern recognition analysis and classification models to determine areas of irrigated land with concentrations of selenium.
Wastewater Indicators Shown to Degrade in Streams [New Window]
Research findings and examples of application to real problems--the stability of contaminants that indicate human wastewater needs to be considered.
Water Resources Inventory Area 1 (WRIA1) Watershed Management Project [New Window]
Hydrologic data web page for the Water Resources Inventory Area 1 (WRIA 1) Watershed Management Project studying surface and ground water in the Nooksack watershed in northwest Washington. Links to environmental data and maps.
Water resources data for Washington [New Window]
Access to data on water resources of Washington including surface water, ground water, water quality, water use, GIS, and biological datasets and access to reports.
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