Water use in New York, 2000

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) compiles National water-use estimates every five years. The most recent compilation was for year 2000. The data compiled includes water withdrawn from surface- and ground-water sources and used for various categories of water use. Total fresh (non-saline) water-use estimates for New York counties are presented below. Data are reported in million of gallons per day (Mgal/d).

Water use by category of use

• Totals | Surface water | Ground water

Total ground-water use in New York, 2000

 

(Water-use values are in million gallons per day (Mgal/d))

County	Public Supply	Commercial	Domestic	Industrial	Thermo- electric	Mining	Live- stock	Aqua- culture	Irrigation	Total
Albany	9.99	0	0.19	0.92	0	0	0	0	0.01	11.11
Allegany	2.4	0	1.85	0.84	0	0	0	0	0.32	5.41
Bronx	0	0	0	3.48	0	0	0	0	0	3.48
Broome	25.22	0	2.38	4.22	0	0	0	0	0	31.82
Cattaraugus	7.44	0	2.44	2.68	0	0	0	0	0	12.56
Cayuga	1.3	0	2.09	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	3.59
Chautauqua	6.02	0	2.14	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	10.36
Chemung	8.68	0	0.29	2.34	0	0	0	0	0.02	11.33
Chenango	2.81	0	2.26	1.58	0	0	0	0	0	6.65
Clinton	0.74	0	2.35	0.35	0	0	0	0	0.25	3.69
Columbia	2	0	2.49	0.47	0	0	0	0	0	4.96
Cortland	5	0	1.11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	8.31
Delaware	2.54	0	1.9	1.14	0	0	0	0	0	5.58
Dutchess	11.74	0	5.67	1.88	0	0	0	0	0.51	19.8
Erie	1.44	0	5.23	0.24	0	0	0	0	0.02	6.93
Essex	1.09	0	0.36	0.33	0	0	0	0	0	1.78
Franklin	1.93	0	1.4	0.2	0	0	0	0	0.02	3.55
Fulton	0.47	0	1.53	0.14	0	0	0	0	0	2.14
Genesee	1.97	0	2.04	1.01	0	0	0	0	0	5.02
Greene	0.64	0	1.84	0.07	0	0	0	0	0	2.55
Hamilton	0.47	0	0.13	0.02	0	0	0	0	0	0.62
Herkimer	2.16	0	1.39	0.45	0	0	0	0	0	4
Jefferson	2.17	0	0.45	1.34	0	0	0	0	0	3.96
Kings	0	0	0	13.93	0	0	0	0	0.52	14.45
Lewis	1.05	0	1.19	0.9	0	0	0	0	0	3.14
Livingston	1.28	0	1.79	0.51	0	0	0	0	0	3.58
Madison	1.46	0	1.96	0.84	0	0	0	0	0	4.26
Monroe	3.1	0	4.25	0.85	0	0	0	0	0	8.2
Montgomery	1.35	0	1.33	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	2.98
Nassau	183.37	0	0	11.31	0	0	0	0	4.55	199.23
New York	0	0	0	21.94	0	0	0	0	0	21.94
Niagara	0.01	0	1.61	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.62
Oneida	3.24	0	2.67	0.57	0	0	0	0	0	6.48
Onondaga	2.86	0	7.22	0.59	0	0	0	0	0	10.67
Ontario	1	0	1.16	0.53	0	0	0	0	0	2.69
Orange	11.83	0	6.7	2.07	0	0	0	0	2.12	22.72
Orleans	0.2	0	0.76	0.05	0	0	0	0	0	1.01
Oswego	4.83	0	3.74	2.09	0	0	0	0	0	10.66
Otsego	1.58	0	2.35	0.22	0	0	0	0	0	4.15
Putnam	2.1	0	4.56	0.44	0	0	0	0	0.12	7.22
Queens	48.24	0	0	11.49	0	0	0	0	0.82	60.55
Rensselaer	1.81	0	4.05	0.39	0	0	0	0	0	6.25
Richmond	0	0	0	1.67	0	0	0	0	0	1.67
Rockland	21.83	0	0.78	3.83	0	0	0	0	0	26.44
St. Lawrence	1.85	0	3.66	0.57	0	0	0	0	0	6.08
Saratoga	8	0	3.77	2.38	0	0	0	0	0.14	14.29
Schenectady	25.29	0	0.13	2.53	0	0	0	0	0	27.95
Schoharie	0.59	0	1.59	0.19	0	0	0	0	0	2.37
Schuyler	0.42	0	0.93	0.26	0	0	0	0	0	1.61
Seneca	0.11	0	0.98	0.03	0	0	0	0	0	1.12
Steuben	6.33	0	3.21	3.38	0	0	0	0	0.13	13.05
Suffolk	124.54	0	17.14	22.39	0	0	0	0	12.78	176.85
Sullivan	5.62	0	2.44	0.17	0	0	0	0	0.2	8.43
Tioga	3.33	0	2.06	1.44	0	0	0	0	0	6.83
Tompkins	1.11	0	0.35	0.11	0	0	0	0	0	1.57
Ulster	3.27	0	6.54	0.48	0	0	0	0	0.79	11.08
Warren	0.86	0	0.8	0.31	0	0	0	0	0	1.97
Washington	1.74	0	2.38	0.88	0	0	0	0	0	5
Wayne	1.37	0	1.44	0.74	0	0	0	0	0	3.55
Westchester	7.44	0	4.41	6.3	0	0	0	0	0	18.15
Wyoming	1.28	0	1.42	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	3
Yates	0.19	0	0.78	0.09	0	0	0	0	0	1.06
Total	582.7	0	141.68	145.37	0	0	0	0	23.32	893.07