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Groundwater withdrawal in the United States
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Fresh groundwater withdrawals by end use in 2005 in billions of gallons per day.
Use
2005
Percentage change from 2000
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Public supply
14.6
-8.7%
Domestic supply
3.7
+5.9%
Irrigation
53.5
-7.8%
Industrial
3.1
-14.2%
Total
74.9
- 4.3%
Source: USGS Estimates of Water Use in the United States reports; published every five years.
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