Municipal, industrial, and irrigation water use in Washington, 1975

Dion, N.P.; Lum, W. E.

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“…This tends to raise the per capita rate above that which would be expected for domestic needs only. Nevertheless, the rate of 81 gallons per person per day agrees well with the results of previous investigations (for example, Dion and Lum, 1977).…”

Section: Water Usesupporting

confidence: 92%

Preliminary evaluation of the ground-water resources of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington, with a section on geohydrologic units

Dion¹,

Olsen²,

Payne³

1988

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Bainbridge Island is underlain by as much as 1,600 feet of unconsolidated deposits of Quaternary age. Most domestic groundwater supplies are taken from two relatively coarse-grained geohydrologic units composed largely of glacial sand and gravel. Neither of these two aquifers, generally separated by a finer-grained semiconfining unit, is laterally continuous across the entire island. Groundwater withdrawal on the island in 1984 was estimated to be 1,235 acre-feet. Of this amount, 60 percent (740 acre-feet) was withdrawn for public-supply purposes, 37 percent (460 acre-feet) for domestic purposes, and about 3 percent (35 acre-feet) for industrial purposes. The chemical quality of ground water on Bainbridge Island generally is suitable for most uses, and most samples were within State drinking-water standards. However, 3 of 48 samples exceeded the criterion for iron and 19 exceeded the criterion for manganese. This is not considered to be a major water-quality problem and is probably due to natural causes. Chloride concentrations in ground water were small in both sampling periods, April and September 1985, and changed little seasonally. These observations indicate that seawater intrusion currently is not a problem on Bainbridge Island. The data now available are adequate to permit an assessment of the groundwater resources of the island, but only in a qualitative manner and only for the uppermost part of the thick unconsolidated deposits. The data are not adequate, however, to permit an assessment of the effects of additional groundwater development. This would require the construction of a mathematical model of the groundwater system, which in turn would necessitate extensive deep exploratory drilling.

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Section: Water Usesupporting

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Preliminary evaluation of the ground-water resources of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington, with a section on geohydrologic units

Dion¹,

Olsen²,

Payne³

1988

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“…However, because these studies defined the water-use categories differently, a direct comparison of this historical wateruse information cannot always be made. (Dion and Lum, 1977), municipal water use appeared to be increasing and industrial water use decreasing for 1965-75. For example, Dion and Lum (1977) Dion and Lum (1977) included other uses in their municipal category.…”

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“…(Dion and Lum, 1977), municipal water use appeared to be increasing and industrial water use decreasing for 1965-75. For example, Dion and Lum (1977) Dion and Lum (1977) included other uses in their municipal category. From 1965 to 1990, there has been an estimated reduction in total water use.…”

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confidence: 99%

Hydrogeologic framework of the Puget Sound aquifer system, Washington and British Columbia

Vaccaro¹,

Hansen²,

Jones³

1998

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“…Plate 11 portrays the relative amounts of water used from ground-and surface-water sources; plate 12 portrays the total amounts used from both sources. The illustrations are based on data collected in a study of water-use patterns in Washington in 1975 (Dion and Lum, 1977) and do not take into account the specific uses of the withdrawn water.…”

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Geologic, hydrologic, and cultural factors in the selection of sites for the land disposal of wastes in Washington

Dion¹,

Alvord²,

Olson³

1986

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Municipal, industrial, and irrigation water use in Washington, 1975

Cited by 14 publications

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Preliminary evaluation of the ground-water resources of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington, with a section on geohydrologic units

Preliminary evaluation of the ground-water resources of Bainbridge Island, Kitsap County, Washington, with a section on geohydrologic units

Hydrogeologic framework of the Puget Sound aquifer system, Washington and British Columbia

Geologic, hydrologic, and cultural factors in the selection of sites for the land disposal of wastes in Washington

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