“…Water‐use data for the U.S. were available from a variety of sources (MacKichan, ; Picton, ; MacKichan, ; Senate Select Committee on National Water Resources, , ; Wollman, ; MacKichan and Kammerer, ; Murray, ; Water Resources Council, , ; Wollman and Bonem, ; Murray and Reeves, ; National Water Commission, ; Murray and Reeves, ; Viessman and DeMoncoda, ; Solley et al ., , , , , ; Guldin, ; Brown, [technical assessment]; Brown, [peer‐reviewed paper]; Hutson et al ., ; Roy et al ., , ; Dziegielewski and Kiefer, ; Kenny et al ., ; Brown et al ., ). We reviewed these sources, identifying water type (fresh or saline), water use (withdrawal or consumptive), spatial scope (contiguous, continental, or territorial U.S.), study type (projections or estimates), and temporal scope.…”