Water Use in the United States


WATER DATA FOR THE NATION

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WATER SCIENCE SPECIALTIES

WATER SCIENCE BY STATE

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Publications: Estimated Use of Water in the United States

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Comparison of water-use categories over the history of these reports

Estimated Withdrawals from Principal Aquifers

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Selected Bibliography of State-Level Water-Use Reports

 

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