The USGS Water Science School
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. Below are links to our pages that describe how the Nation used water in 2005 (the latest USGS compilation of National water use).
All 2005 water-use information is from the report Estimated use of water in the United States in 2005.
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