South Atlantic Water Science Center
South Atlantic Water Science Center
Water use during 1997 was estimated for each county in the 24-county area of coastal Georgia by water-use category, using data obtained from various Federal and State agencies. Categories of offstream water use include public supply, domestic, commercial, industrial, mining, irrigation, livestock, and thermoelectric power generation.
Total 1997 offstream water use from ground- and surface-water sources was estimated to be about 1,225 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) for the coastal area; of this total, ground water supplied 28 percent and surface water supplied 72 percent. Water withdrawal in coastal Georgia increased from 1,153 Mgal/d in 1980 to 1,225 Mgal/d in 1997, a 6-percent increase. During this period, surface-water withdrawal increased by 111 Mgal/d and ground-water withdrawal decreased by 38 Mgal/d.
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Director, South Atlantic Water Science Center - Georgia
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Abstract
Introduction
Purpose and scope
Data collection
Water use in coastal Georgia, 1997
Public supply
Domestic and commercial
Industrial and mining
Irrigation
Livestock
Thermoelectric power generation
Water-use trends in coastal Georgia, 1980-97
Summary
Selected references
Appendix A----Ground- and surface-water use in coastal Georgia, by county for 1997; and trends 1980-97
Appendix B-Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) codes