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Estimated Use of Water in the United States
Data Dictionary for 1995 Data Files

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Water-data are available in tab-delimited text format. These files can be directly imported into spreadsheet programs such as Excel.

This file describes the columns of water-use data contained in the data files. The first line of each spreadsheet files contains column descriptors, as shown below. The column heading in the spreadsheet files match the "Column heading" in the table below. The "Source of the data" indicates how each water-use data element was derived. The elements having "Input" as the source were compiled and entered directly into the data files. Elments not input have been computed from those that were input, using the "Index numbers" as stated in the "Source of data" column. All data are expressed in million gallons per day (Mgal/d) except population values, which are in thousands, per-capita values, which are in gallons per day (gal/d), and acres irrigated, which are in thousands. Number of facilities are in units.

Water-use data element	Index number	Column heading	Source of data
Year of data	---	Year
State Abbreviation (2-letter Postal ID)	---	State
State Code (2-digit numeric FIPS code)	--	StateCode
County FIPS Code (3 digits)	---	CountyCode
County name	---	CountyName
Total population of the county
Total population of the area, in thousands	2	TotalPop	Input
Public Supply
Population served by ground water, in thousands	3	PS-GWPop	Input
Population served by surface water, in thousands	4	PS-SWPop	Input
Total Population served, in thousands	5	PS-TOPop	3+4
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	6	PS-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	7	PS-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	8	PS-WGWTo	6+7
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	9	PS-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	10	PS-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	11	PS-WSWTo	9+10
Total withdrawals, fresh	12	PS-WFrTo	6+9
Total withdrawals, saline	13	PS-WSaTo	7+10
Total withdrawals, total	14	PS-WTotl	12+13
Deliveries to domestic	15	PS-DelDO	52
Deliveries to commercial	16	PS-DelCO	34
Deliveries to industrial	17	PS-DelIN	67
Deliveries to thermoelectric	18	PS-DelPT	102+120+138
Water deliveries, total deliveries	19	PS-DelTO	18+34+52+67
Water deliveries, public use and losses	20	PS-UsLos	14-18-34-52-67
Per-capita withdrawal, in gallons per day	21	PS-PrCap	(14*1000.00)/5
Reclaimed wastewater	22	PS-RecWW	Input
Number of facilities	23	PS-Facil	Input
Number of facilities in site-specific Database	24	PS-FacDB	Input
Commercial Water Use
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	25	CO-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	26	CO-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	27	CO-WGWTo	25+26
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	28	CO-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	29	CO-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	30	CO-WSWTo	28+29
Total withdrawals, fresh	31	CO-WFrTo	25+28
Total withdrawals, saline	32	CO-WSaTo	26+29
Total withdrawals	33	CO-WTotl	31+32
Deliveries from public suppliers	34	CO-PSDel	Input
Total withdrawals + deliveries	35	CO-WDelv	33+34
Consumptive use, fresh	36	CO-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	37	CO-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	38	CO-CUTot	36+37
Reclaimed wastewater	39	CO-RecWW	Input
Domestic Water Use
Self-supplied population, in thousands	40	DO-SSPop	2-5
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	41	DO-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	42	DO-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	43	DO-WGWTo	41+42
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	44	DO-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	45	DO-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	46	DO-WSWTo	44+45
Total withdrawals, fresh	47	DO-WFrTo	41+44
Total withdrawals, saline	48	DO-WSaTo	42+45
Total withdrawals	49	DO-WTotl	47+48
Per-capita use, self-supplied, in gallons per day	50	DO-SSPCp	(49*1000.00)/40
Public-supplied population	51	DO-PSPop	5
Deliveries from public suppliers	52	DO-PSDel	Input
Per-capita use, public-supplied, in gallons per day	53	DO-PSPCp	(52*1000.00)/5
Total withdrawals plus deliveries	54	DO-WDelv	49+52
Consumptive use, fresh	55	DO-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	56	DO-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	57	DO-CUTot	55+56
Industrial Water Use
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	58	IN-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	59	IN-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	60	IN-WGWTo	58+59
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	61	IN-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	62	IN-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	63	IN-WSWTo	61+62
Total withdrawals, fresh	64	IN-WFrTo	58+61
Total withdrawals, saline	65	IN-WSaTo	59+62
Total withdrawals	66	IN-WTotl	64+65
Deliveries from public suppliers	67	IN-PSDel	Input
Total withdrawals plus deliveries	68	IN-WDelv	66+67
Consumptive use, fresh	69	IN-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	70	IN-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	71	IN-CUTot	69+70
Reclaimed wastewater	72	IN-RecWW	Input
Number of facilities	73	IN-Facil	Input
Number of facilities in site-specific Database	74	IN-FacDB	Input
Thermoelectric Power Water Use (All fuel types)
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	75	PT-WGWFr	93+111+129
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	76	PT-WGWSa	94+112+130
Total withdrawals, ground water	77	PT-WGWTo	75+76
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	78	PT-WSWFr	96+114+132
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	79	PT-WSWSa	97+115+133
Total withdrawals, surface water	80	PT-WSWTo	78+79
Total withdrawals, fresh	81	PT-WFrTo	75+78
Total withdrawals, saline	82	PT-WSaTo	76+79
Total withdrawals	83	PT-WTotl	81+82
Deliveries from public suppliers	84	PT-PSDel	102+120+138
Total withdrawals plus deliveries	85	PT-WDelv	83+84
Consumptive use, fresh	86	PT-CUsFr	104+122+140
Consumptive use, saline	87	PT-CUsSa	105+123+141
Consumptive use, total	88	PT-CUTot	86+87
Power generation, gigawatt hours	89	PT-Power	107+125+143
Reclaimed wastewater	90	PT-RecWW	108+126+144
Number of facilities	91	PT-Facil	109+127+145
Number of facilities in site-specific Database	92	PT-FacDB	110+128+146
Thermoelectric Power Water Use (Fossil Fuel)
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	93	PF-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	94	PF-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	95	PF-WGWTo	93+94
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	96	PF-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	97	PF-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	98	PF-WSWTo	96+97
Total withdrawals, fresh	99	PF-WFrTo	93+96
Total withdrawals, saline	100	PF-WSaTo	94+97
Total withdrawals	101	PF-WTotl	99+100
Deliveries from public suppliers	102	PF-PSDel	Input
Total withdrawals plus deliveries	103	PF-WDelv	101+102
Consumptive use, fresh	104	PF-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	105	PF-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	106	PF-CUTot	104+105
Power generation, gigawatt hours	107	PF-Power	Input
Reclaimed wastewater	108	PF-RecWW	Input
Number of facilities	109	PF-Facil	Input
Number of facilities in a site-specific Database	110	PF-FacDB	Input
Thermoelectric Power Water Use (Geothermal)
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	111	PG-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	112	PG-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	113	PG-WGWTo	111+112
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	114	PG-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	115	PG-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	116	PG-WSWTo	114+115
Total withdrawals, fresh	117	PG-WFrTo	111+114
Total withdrawals, saline	118	PG-WSaTo	112+115
Total withdrawals	119	PG-WTotl	117+118
Deliveries from public suppliers	120	PG-PSDel	Input
Total withdrawals plus deliveries	121	PG-WDelv	119+120
Consumptive use, fresh	122	PG-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	123	PG-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	124	PG-CUTot	122+123
Power generation, gigawatt hours	125	PG-Power	Input
Reclaimed wastewater	126	PG-RecWW	Input
Number of facilities	127	PG-Facil	Input
Number of facilities in site-specific Database	128	PG-FacDB	Input
Thermoelectric Power Water Use (Nuclear)
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	129	PN-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	130	PN-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	131	PN-WGWTo	129+130
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	132	PN-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	133	PN-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	134	PN-WSWTo	132+133
Total withdrawals, fresh	135	PN-WFrTo	129+132
Total withdrawals, saline	136	PN-WSaTo	130+133
Total withdrawals	137	PN-WTotl	135+136
Deliveries from public suppliers	138	PN-PSDel	Input
Total withdrawals plus deliveries	139	PN-WDelv	137+138
Consumptive use, fresh	140	PN-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	141	PN-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	142	PN-CUTot	140+141
Power generation, gigawatt hours	143	PN-Power	Input
Reclaimed wastewater	144	PN-RecWW	Input
Number of facilities	145	PN-Facil	Input
Number of facilities in site-specific Databse	146	PN-FacDB	Input
Mining Water Use
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	147	MI-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	148	MI-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	149	MI-WGWTo	147+148
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	150	MI-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	151	MI-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	152	MI-WSWTo	150+151
Total withdrawals, fresh	153	MI-WFrTo	147+150
Total withdrawals, saline	154	MI-WSaTo	148+151
Total withdrawals	155	MI-WTotl	153+154
Consumptive use, fresh	156	MI-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	157	MI-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	158	MI-CUTot	156+157
Reclaimed wastewater	159	MI-RecWW	Input
Livestock Water Use (Total)
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	160	LV-WGWFr	172+184
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	161	LV-WGWSa	173+185
Total withdrawals, ground water	162	LV-WGWTo	160+161
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	163	LV-WSWFr	175+187
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	164	LV-WSWSa	176+188
Total withdrawals, surface water	165	LV-WSWTo	163+164
Total withdrawals, fresh	166	LV-WFrTo	160+163
Total withdrawals, saline	167	LV-WSaTo	161+164
Total withdrawals	168	LV-WTotl	166+167
Consumptive use, fresh	169	LV-CUsFr	181+193
Consumptive use, saline	170	LV-CUsSa	182+194
Consumptive use, total	171	LV-CUTot	169+170
Livestock Water Use (Stock)
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	172	LS-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	173	LS-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	174	LS-WGWTo	172+173
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	175	LS-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	176	LS-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	177	LS-WSWTo	175+176
Total withdrawals, fresh	178	LS-WFrTo	172+175
Total withdrawals, saline	179	LS-WSaTo	173+176
Total withdrawals	180	LS-WTotl	178+179
Consumptive use, fresh	181	LS-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	182	LS-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	183	LS-CUTot	181+182
Livestock Water Use (Animal specialties)
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	184	LA-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	185	LA-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	186	LA-WGWTo	184+185
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	187	LA-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	188	LA-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	189	LA-WSWTo	187+188
Total withdrawals, fresh	190	LA-WFrTo	184+187
Total withdrawals, saline	191	LA-WSaTo	185+188
Total withdrawals	192	LA-WTotl	190+191
Consumptive use, fresh	193	LA-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	194	LA-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	195	LA-CUTot	193+194
Irrigation Water Use
Ground-water withdrawals, fresh	196	IR-WGWFr	Input
Ground-water withdrawals, saline	197	IR-WGWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, ground water	198	IR-WGWTo	196+197
Surface-water withdrawals, fresh	199	IR-WSWFr	Input
Surface-water withdrawals, saline	200	IR-WSWSa	Input
Total withdrawals, surface water	201	IR-WSWTo	199+200
Total withdrawals, fresh	202	IR-WFrTo	196+199
Total withdrawals, saline	203	IR-WSaTo	197+200
Total withdrawals	204	IR-WTotl	202+203
Consumptive use, fresh	205	IR-CUsFr	Input
Consumptive use, saline	206	IR-CUsSa	Input
Consumptive use, total	207	IR-CUTot	205+206
Conveyance loss	208	IR-CLoss	Input
Acres irrigated, sprinkler, in thousands	209	IR-IrSpr	Input
Acres irrigated, microirrigation, in thousands	210	IR-IrMic	Input
Acres irrigated, surface, in thousands	211	IR-IrSur	Input
Acres irrigated, total, in thousands	212	IR-IrTot	209+210+211
Reclaimed wastewater	213	IR-RecWW	Input
Hydroelectric Power Water Use
Instream water use	214	HY-InUse	Input
Surface-water offstream withdrawals, fresh	215	HY-OffFr	Input
Surface-water offstream withdrawals, saline	216	HY-OffSa	Input
Surface water offstream withdrawals, total	217	HY-OffTo	215+216
Power generation, instream use, gigawatt hours	218	HY-InPow	Input
Power generation, offstream use , gigawatt hours	219	HY-OfPow	Input
Power generation, total, gigawatt hours	220	HY-ToPow	218+219
Number of facilities, instream	221	HY-InFac	Input
Number of facilities, offstream	222	HY-OfFac	Input
Number of facilities, total	223	HY-ToFac	221+222
Number of facilities in site-specific DB, instream	224	HY-InFDB	Input
Number of facilities in site-specific DB, offstream	225	HY-OfFDB	Input
Number of facilities in site-specific DB, total	226	HY-ToFDB	224+225
Wastewater Treatment
Returns by public wastewater facilities	227	WW-PuRet	Input
Number of public wastewater facilities	228	WW-PuFac	Input
Number of other facilities	229	WW-OtFac	Input
Reclaimed wastewater released by POTWs	230	WW-RecWW	Input
Number of wastewater facilities, total	231	WW-ToFac	228+229
Number of wastewater fac. in SS Database	232	WW-FacDB	Input
Reservoir Evaporation (Data only for HUCs)
Reservoir surface area, in thousand acres	233	RE-SurAr	Input
Reservoir evaporation, in thousand acre-feet	234	RE-Evapo	Input
Totals
Total ground-water withdrawals, fresh	235	TO-WGWFr	6+25+41+58+75+147+160+196
Total ground-water withdrawals, saline	236	TO-WGWSa	7+26+42+59+76+148+161+197
Total withdrawals, ground water	237	TO-WGWTo	235+236
Total surface-water withdrawals, fresh	238	TO-WSWFr	9+28+44+61+78+150+163+199
Total surface-water withdrawals, saline	239	TO-WSWSa	10+29+45+62+79+151+164+200
Total withdrawals, surface water	240	TO-WSWTo	238+239
Total withdrawals, fresh	241	TO-WFrTo	235+238
Total withdrawals, saline	242	TO-WSaTo	236+239
Total withdrawals	243	TO-WTotl	241+242
Consumptive use, fresh	244	TO-CUsFr	36+55+69+86+156+169+205
Consumptive use, saline	245	TO-CUsSa	37+56+70+87+157+170+206
Consumptive use, total	246	TO-CUTot	244+245
Reclaimed wastewater	247	TO-RecWW	22+39+72+90+159+213
Conveyance losses	248	TO-CLoss	208

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Estimated Use of Water in the United States Data Dictionary for 1995 Data Files

Estimated Use of Water in the United States
Data Dictionary for 1995 Data Files