Water use in New York, 2005

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 The data compiled includes water withdrawn from surface- and ground-water sources and used for various categories of water use.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, 2005

 

(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	47.66	0	0.23	4.72	0.85	0.16	12.29	2.08	60.5	128.49
Allegany	2.92	0	1.9	0.89	0.37	0.62	0.06	0.35	0	7.11
Bronx	0	0	0	3.96	0.16	0	0	0	0	4.12
Broome	27.97	0	2.35	5.56	0.57	0.37	0	0.36	80.4	117.58
Cattaraugus	8.67	0	2.61	2.13	0.4	0.73	3.58	1.4	0	19.52
Cayuga	9.48	0	2.05	1.44	0.46	1.22	0	0.12	0	14.77
Chautauqua	13.29	0	1.19	5.2	1.01	1.05	7.04	0.14	432.09	461.01
Chemung	12.88	0	0.29	1.78	0.19	0.15	0	0.4	0	15.69
Chenango	2.06	0	2.22	1.43	0.24	0.8	0.37	0.29	0	7.41
Clinton	6.76	0	2.53	3.21	0.28	0.8	0	0.28	0	13.86
Columbia	3.48	0	2.72	1.24	0.63	0.46	0	0.37	0	8.9
Cortland	5	0	1.03	1.68	0.22	0.59	0	0.22	0	8.74
Delaware	449.68	0	1.83	0.88	0.24	0.69	0	0.29	0	453.61
Dutchess	22.6	0	7.62	3.57	1.14	0.18	0.31	3.25	0	38.67
Erie	175.95	0	4.45	22.67	2.4	0.7	0.04	1.04	595.13	802.38
Essex	5.42	0	0.26	2.23	0.53	0.1	0	0.42	0	8.96
Franklin	5.7	0	1.56	0.49	0.34	0.69	10.14	0.09	0	19.01
Fulton	4.9	0	1.63	1.37	0.3	0.13	1.08	0.16	0	9.57
Genesee	4.76	0	2.18	1.43	2.04	0.98	0	0.46	0	11.85
Greene	2.78	0	1.69	0.29	0.56	0.08	0	0.43	0	5.83
Hamilton	0.82	0	0.15	0.01	0.11	0	0	0.03	0	1.12
Herkimer	6.5	0	1.67	3.12	0.25	0.73	1.99	0.52	0	14.78
Jefferson	9.85	0	0.97	2.24	0.64	1.38	0	0.54	0	15.62
Kings	0	0	0	13.85	0.09	0	0	0	0	13.94
Lewis	2.27	0	1.2	0.74	0.22	1.06	2.46	0.14	0	8.09
Livingston	4.06	0	0.8	1.2	0.91	0.83	0	0.3	0	8.1
Madison	1.93	0	1.93	1.47	0.53	0.92	0.11	0.2	0	7.09
Monroe	85.12	0	4.24	15.95	2.38	0.14	0	0.55	118.47	226.85
Montgomery	8.16	0	1.27	2.27	0.18	0.65	0	0.67	0	13.2
Nassau	183.09	0	0	13.65	2.51	0	0.04	0	0	199.29
New York	0	0	0	27.78	0	0	0	0	0	27.78
Niagara	45.9	0	1.59	7.15	1.61	0.34	0	0.35	234.03	290.97
Oneida	26.13	0	2.87	4.82	1.2	0.98	6.54	0.38	0	42.92
Onondaga	115.91	0	7.21	19.8	2.08	0.77	0.78	0.93	0	147.48
Ontario	6.15	0	1.01	4.27	0.92	0.73	0.36	0.73	0	14.17
Orange	33.07	0	5.75	9.14	1.81	0.36	0	0.81	804.15	855.09
Orleans	2.37	0	0.66	0.57	1.27	0.16	0	0.39	0	5.42
Oswego	10.99	0	3.54	2.71	0.69	0.26	2.76	0.38	1233.66	1254.99
Otsego	2.56	0	2.42	0.52	0.32	0.75	0	0.16	0	6.73
Putnam	105.23	0	4.91	0.71	0.44	0	0	0.09	0	111.38
Queens	48.24	0	0	13.51	0.27	0	0	0	357.41	419.43
Rensselaer	18.22	0	4.33	2.12	0.46	0.28	0	1.3	0	26.71
Richmond	0	0	0	0.93	0.18	0	0	0	0	1.11
Rockland	26.36	0	0.8	5.51	0.6	0	0	1.36	0	34.63
St. Lawrence	7.59	0	3.84	2.19	0.45	1.59	0.19	0.53	0	16.38
Saratoga	10.99	0	4.32	6.39	0.86	0.32	0.28	0.75	0	23.91
Schenectady	23.83	0	0.88	3.55	0.49	0.03	0	0.12	0	28.9
Schoharie	168.25	0	1.64	0.14	0.18	0.33	0.02	0.27	0	170.83
Schuyler	0.74	0	0.95	0.78	0.07	0.22	0	0.38	0	3.14
Seneca	2.31	0	0.83	0.75	0.21	0.4	0	0.15	0	4.65
Steuben	8.11	0	3.55	4.98	1.03	1	3.23	1.87	0	23.77
Suffolk	129.82	0	15.12	26.38	6.77	0.02	0	1.27	0	179.38
Sullivan	97.68	0	2.23	0.78	0.59	0.21	5.82	0.44	0	107.75
Tioga	3.31	0	1.96	1.21	0.44	0.41	0	0.59	0	7.92
Tompkins	9.9	0	0.37	1.29	0.37	0.43	0	1.9	239.91	254.17
Ulster	458.33	0	6.89	1.43	1.63	0.09	3.33	0.77	0	472.47
Warren	8.83	0	1.12	1.1	0.38	0	0	0.53	0	11.96
Washington	3.22	0	2.53	2.63	0.5	1.08	0.03	0.26	0	10.25
Wayne	7.16	0	1.3	2.82	0.74	0.37	0.22	0.31	446.97	459.89
Westchester	30.27	0	2.24	22.51	2.28	0.01	0	0	2471.68	2528.99
Wyoming	3.62	0	1.53	1	1.32	2	0.03	0.62	0	10.12
Yates	0.82	0	0.96	0.77	0.15	0.46	0	0.14	67.86	71.16
Total	2529.67	0	139.92	300.91	51.06	29.81	63.1	32.88	7142.26	10289.61