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Water Withdrawals and Use in Illinois, 2012

Healy, Conor; Hlinka, Kenneth

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Title
Water Withdrawals and Use in Illinois, 2012
Author(s)
  • Healy, Conor
  • Hlinka, Kenneth
Issue Date
2016
Keyword(s)
  • surface water
  • groundwater
  • water use
  • water supply
Geographic Coverage
Illinois
Abstract
This fact sheet summarizes data collected by the Illinois Water Inventory Program for the water reporting year 2012. Water use data is presented in two sectors, public water supply and the self-supplied industry.

During 2012, reported water withdrawals in Illinois totaled 40,230 million gallons per day (mgd), with groundwater totaling 480 mgd and surface water 39,750 mgd. Public water supplies (PWS) withdrew 1,509 mgd and self-supplied industries (SSI) withdrew 38,721 mgd. Electric power generation is the state’s number one water user, making up a majority of water withdrawals in 2012. Excluding power generation, which is generally a non-consumptive use of water, SSI withdrawals totaled 477 mgd.

Publisher
Illinois State Water Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Circular no. 187
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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Copyright ... University of Illinois Board of Trustees. All rights reserved. This document is a product of the Illinois State Water Survey, and has been selected and made available by the Illinois State Water Survey and the University Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It is intended for research and educational use, and proper attribution is requested.

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Circular - Illinois State Water Survey PRIMARY
Monographic series published by the Illinois State Water Survey from 1928 to date