1983
DOI: 10.3133/cir1001
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Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 1980

Abstract: The balance between supply and demand for water is a delicate one, marked over time by political and environmental conflicts, the impacts of natural disasters and human actions, and the day-today demands for a multiplicity of uses for this most vital resource. Although a renewable resource, water is not always available to a thirsty Nation when and where it is needed, nor is it always of suitable quality for the intended use. Water must be considered as a finite resource that has limits and boundaries to its a… Show more

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“…In 1985 it was estimated that 34% of water withdrawals from any source (excluding hydroelectric power) were from groundwater, that 51% of our population was served by groundwater, and that 40% of all public water supply came from groundwater (Solley, 1988). The combining of water supply from surface sources with that from wells (a process known as conjuctive use) has considerable advantages.…”
Section: Rivers Lakes and Reservoirsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In 1985 it was estimated that 34% of water withdrawals from any source (excluding hydroelectric power) were from groundwater, that 51% of our population was served by groundwater, and that 40% of all public water supply came from groundwater (Solley, 1988). The combining of water supply from surface sources with that from wells (a process known as conjuctive use) has considerable advantages.…”
Section: Rivers Lakes and Reservoirsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Many of these combined systems are still in use today. When 1995 1990 1985 1980 1975 1970 1965 1960 1955 1950 sourCes MacKichan (1951MacKichan ( , 1957; MacKichan and Kammerer (1961); Murray (1968); Reeves (1972, 1977); Solley, Chase, and Mann (1983) ;Solley, Merk, and Pierce (1988) ;Perlman (1993, 1998); Hutson et al (2004); Kenny et al (2009 aggravated by heavy rain and snowmelt, increased runoff overwhelms the sewer system, resulting in the release of the combined sewage and stormwater directly into streams through WWOs. In addition, WWOs also result in the discharge of untreated sewage, but due to aging infrastructure rather than by design.…”
Section: Wastewatermentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The U.S. Geological Survey has published water-use reports, at 5-year intervals from 1950 through 1980, that document State water withdrawal totals for several categories of use (MacKichan 1951(MacKichan , 1957MacKichan and Kammerer, 1961;Murray, 1968;Reeves, 1972, 1977;Solley, Chase, and Mann, 1983). Information for hydrologic accounting unit or county was not included in these publications, and the water-withdrawal estimates have a wide range of accuracy, inasmuch as they were derived from many sources.…”
Section: Purpose and Scopementioning
confidence: 99%
“…1,000.00-3,000.00 Trends In withdrawals of water for public supply, self-supplied industry, and thermoelectric power generation for 1950-84 can be seen in table 18. Data were derived from the U.S. Geological Survey estitnated-water-use reports by MacKichan (1951MacKichan ( , 1957, MacKichan and Kammerer (1961), Murray (1968), Reeves (1972, 1977) and by Solley, Chase, and Mann (1983). Total withdrawal data for the 1950and 1955reports (MacKichan, 1951and 1957 did not include all the categories included in the later publications.…”
Section: Withdrawals and Instream Usementioning
confidence: 99%