Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990.
Mining Water Use
Table 22. Mining water use by State, 1990
[Figures may not add to totals because of independent rounding. All values in million gallons per day]
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WITHDRAWALS
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By source and type CONSUMPTIVE USE
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STATE Ground water Surface water
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Fresh Saline Total Fresh Saline Total Fresh Saline Total Fresh Saline Total
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Alabama 4.0 9.1 13 7.0 0.0 7.0 11 9.1 20 0.0 3.3 3.3
Alaska 4.3 48 52 20 308 329 25 357 381 .2 3.6 3.8
Arizona 127 .5 128 29 .2 29 156 .7 157 119 .7 119
Arkansas 1.8 0 1.8 .7 0 .7 2.5 0 2.5 2.5 0 2.5
California 13 310 323 7.0 .4 7.4 20 310 330 4.4 225 229
Colorado 28 30 57 26 0 26 54 30 84 14 4.1 18
Connecticut .4 0 .4 1.8 0 1.8 2.2 0 2.2 .4 0 .4
Delaware 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D.C. .5 0 .5 0 0 0 .5 0 .5 0 0 0
Florida 299 0 299 17 0 17 315 0 315 15 0 15
Georgia 8.7 0 8.7 2.9 0 2.9 12 0 12 0 0 0
Hawaii 1.4 0 1.4 0 0 0 1.4 0 1.4 1.2 0 1.2
Idaho .6 0 .6 7.8 0 7.8 8.4 0 8.4 .8 0 .8
Illinois 7.6 25 33 61 0 61 69 25 94 20 25 46
Indiana 9.5 0 9.5 88 0 88 97 0 97 5.8 0 5.8
Iowa .7 0 .7 33 0 33 34 0 34 0 0 0
Kansas 25 0 25 .9 0 .9 26 0 26 10 0 10
Kentucky 5.2 0 5.2 13 0 13 18 0 18 .5 0 .5
Louisiana .4 0 .4 36 0 36 37 0 37 3.8 0 3.8
Maine .7 0 .7 2.9 0 2.9 3.7 0 3.7 .5 0 .5
Maryland 21 0 21 7.5 21 29 28 21 49 5.6 21 26
Massachusetts 0 0 0 5.0 0 5.0 5.0 0 5.0 0 0 0
Michigan 8.8 .9 9.7 46 0 46 55 .9 56 2.1 .1 2.2
Minnesota 2.4 0 2.4 217 0 217 220 0 220 57 0 57
Mississippi 2.9 0 2.9 .5 0 .5 3.4 0 3.4 .8 0 .8
Missouri 25 .1 25 .1 0 .1 25 .1 25 2.5 0 2.5
Montana 2.6 13 15 3.6 0 3.6 6.2 13 19 1.1 0 1.1
Nebraska 1.2 4.7 5.9 130 0 130 131 4.7 136 0 0 0
Nevada 45 12 57 3.5 0 3.5 49 12 61 49 12 61
New Hampshire .1 0 .1 2.7 0 2.7 2.8 0 2.8 .6 0 .6
New Jersey 7.8 0 7.8 103 0 103 110 0 110 8.8 0 8.8
New Mexico 77 0 77 2.4 0 2.4 80 0 80 48 0 48
New York 11 1.5 13 34 15 49 45 16 62 13 4.4 17
North Carolina 68 0 68 28 0 28 96 0 96 6.4 0 6.4
North Dakota 3.0 0 3.0 .7 0 .7 3.7 0 3.7 3.0 0 3.0
Ohio 203 0 203 40 0 40 243 0 243 140 0 140
Oklahoma 2.2 243 245 .5 0 .5 2.8 243 246 2.7 0 2.7
Oregon 1.0 0 1.0 .6 0 .6 1.5 0 1.5 .2 0 .2
Pennsylvania 211 0 211 41 0 41 252 0 252 25 0 25
Rhode Island 0 0 0 6.8 0 6.8 6.8 0 6.8 .7 0 .7
South Carolina 8.0 0 8.0 3.6 0 3.6 12 0 12 1.2 0 1.2
South Dakota 15 0 15 23 0 23 38 0 38 9.5 0 9.5
Tennessee 8.2 0 8.2 82 0 82 90 0 90 9.9 0 9.9
Texas 93 491 584 46 0 46 139 491 630 138 0 138
Utah 37 5.0 42 3.6 93 96 41 98 138 16 94 109
Vermont .3 0 .3 3.4 0 3.4 3.7 0 3.7 .7 0 .7
Virginia 23 0 23 68 0 68 91 0 91 11 0 11
Washington 2.4 0 2.4 .6 0 .6 3.0 0 3.0 .4 0 .4
West Virginia 527 0 527 0 0 0 527 0 527 369 0 369
Wisconsin .2 0 .2 0 0 0 .2 0 .2 0 0 0
Wyoming 75 19 95 26 0 26 101 19 121 35 0 35
Puerto Rico 1.9 0 1.9 .7 0 .7 2.6 0 2.6 .8 0 .8
Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Total 2,020 1,210 3,240 1,280 438 1,720 3,310 1,650 4,960 1,160 393 1,550
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