2005 WATER USE
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Water Use by Category of Use, 2005 in Georgia
Water use by source and category in Georgia, 2005. (Values are in million gallons per day (Mgal/d) and are rounded.)
| | Public supply | Commer- cial | Domestic | Industrial | Thermo- electric | Mining | Live- stock | Aqua- culture | Irrigation | Total |
| Groundwater | 254 | 20 | 120 | 240 | 4 | 49 | 2 | 5 | 486 | 1,180 |
| Surface water | 926 | 9 | 0 | 314 | 2,717 | <1 | 26 | 33 | 265 | 4,291 |
| Total | 1,180 | 29 | 120 | 554 | 2,721 | 52 | 28 | 38 | 751 | 5,471 |





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