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 The data compiled includes water withdrawn from surface- and ground-water sources and used for various categories of water use.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 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	48.18	0	0.19	4.43	49.81	0	0	0	0.06	102.67
Allegany	2.93	0	1.85	1.03	0	0	0	0	1.76	7.57
Bronx	0	0	0	3.48	0	0	0	0	0	3.48
Broome	31.47	0	2.38	5.27	76.01	0	0	0	0	115.13
Cattaraugus	8.59	0	2.44	3.09	0	0	0	0	0	14.12
Cayuga	9.71	0	2.09	1.51	0	0	0	0	0	13.31
Chautauqua	13.28	0	2.14	4.86	460.38	0	0	0	0	480.66
Chemung	13.1	0	0.29	3.53	0	0	0	0	0.42	17.34
Chenango	2.88	0	2.26	1.62	78.1	0	0	0	0	84.86
Clinton	6.78	0	2.35	3.2	0	0	0	0	1.25	13.58
Columbia	3.65	0	2.49	0.86	0	0	0	0	0.13	7.13
Cortland	5	0	1.11	2.2	0	0	0	0	0	8.31
Delaware	453.11	0	1.9	1.21	0	0	0	0	0	456.22
Dutchess	24.53	0	5.67	3.93	0	0	0	0	0.59	34.72
Erie	177.74	0	5.23	29.67	661.01	0	0	0	1.06	874.71
Essex	6.11	0	0.36	1.84	0	0	0	0	0	8.31
Franklin	5.68	0	1.4	0.58	0	0	0	0	1.11	8.77
Fulton	4.91	0	1.53	1.4	0	0	0	0	0	7.84
Genesee	4.75	0	2.04	2.44	0	0	0	0	0.22	9.45
Greene	3.14	0	1.84	0.36	0	0	0	0	0	5.34
Hamilton	0.82	0	0.13	0.03	0	0	0	0	0	0.98
Herkimer	6.91	0	1.39	1.45	0	0	0	0	0	9.75
Jefferson	10.37	0	0.45	6.39	0	0	0	0	0	17.21
Kings	0	0	0	13.93	0	0	0	0	0.52	14.45
Lewis	2.27	0	1.19	1.95	0	0	0	0	0	5.41
Livingston	4.66	0	1.79	1.87	0	0	0	0	0.12	8.44
Madison	2.46	0	1.96	1.42	0	0	0	0	0	5.84
Monroe	77.18	0	4.25	21.2	133.33	0	0	0	0.3	236.26
Montgomery	8.32	0	1.33	1.83	0	0	0	0	0	11.48
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	45.91	0	1.61	8.57	228.27	0	0	0	0	284.36
Oneida	26.85	0	2.67	4.74	0	0	0	0	0	34.26
Onondaga	72.5	0	7.22	14.97	0	0	0	0	0.18	94.87
Ontario	6.19	0	1.16	3.28	0	0	0	0	0	10.63
Orange	27.4	0	6.7	4.8	602.87	0	0	0	2.12	643.89
Orleans	2.34	0	0.76	0.62	0	0	0	0	0.44	4.16
Oswego	13.83	0	3.74	5.98	951.1	0	0	0	0.49	975.14
Otsego	2.91	0	2.35	0.41	0	0	0	0	0	5.67
Putnam	118.11	0	4.56	0.72	0	0	0	0	0.12	123.51
Queens	48.24	0	0	11.49	0	0	0	0	0.82	60.55
Rensselaer	18.37	0	4.05	3.94	0	0	0	0	0.49	26.85
Richmond	0	0	0	1.67	0	0	0	0	0	1.67
Rockland	25.25	0	0.78	4.43	561.9	0	0	0	0	592.36
St. Lawrence	8.1	0	3.66	2.49	0	0	0	0	0	14.25
Saratoga	11.82	0	3.77	3.52	0	0	0	0	0.57	19.68
Schenectady	25.33	0	0.13	2.53	0	0	0	0	0.01	28
Schoharie	114.98	0	1.59	0.71	0	0	0	0	0.01	117.29
Schuyler	0.74	0	0.93	0.46	0	0	0	0	0.15	2.28
Seneca	2.3	0	0.98	0.66	0	0	0	0	0	3.94
Steuben	8.09	0	3.21	4.32	56.87	0	0	0	2.56	75.05
Suffolk	124.59	0	17.14	22.4	0	0	0	0	12.78	176.91
Sullivan	138.05	0	2.44	0.21	0	0	0	0	0.2	140.9
Tioga	3.58	0	2.06	1.55	0	0	0	0	0	7.19
Tompkins	10.27	0	0.35	1.04	238.04	0	0	0	0	249.7
Ulster	439.54	0	6.54	1.47	0	0	0	0	1.58	449.13
Warren	8.02	0	0.8	2.87	0	0	0	0	0.03	11.72
Washington	3.66	0	2.38	1.85	0	0	0	0	0.57	8.46
Wayne	6.22	0	1.44	3.35	425.86	0	0	0	0	436.87
Westchester	125.53	0	4.41	21	1083.17	0	0	0	0	1234.11
Wyoming	3.61	0	1.42	0.85	0	0	0	0	0.24	6.12
Yates	0.82	0	0.78	0.38	80.92	0	0	0	0.01	82.91
Total	2565.05	0	141.68	297.11	5687.64	0	0	0	35.46	8726.94