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Water use in Ohio, 1975. Water-resources investigations (final)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6762748
The estimated water use in Ohio for all purposes in 1975 was 16,431 million gallons per day (M gal/d). Of this total, 15,321 M gal/d were taken from surface water while the remaining 1,110 M gal/d represent ground-water withdrawals. Totals by category are as follows (in million gallons per day): Thermoelectric power generation, 12,404; self-supplied industrial use, 2,362; public water supplies, 1,423; rural domestic and livestock, 201; and irrigation, 40. Per capita water use was calculated to be 1,528 gallons per day for an Ohio population of 10,751,000 in 1975.
Research Organization:
Geological Survey, Columbus, OH (USA). Water Resources Div.
OSTI ID:
6762748
Report Number(s):
PB-82-192980
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English