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Water use in Nebraska
from the U.S. Geological Survey Report
The following are percentages for the year 2000:
- Irrigation use and use expressed as percentage of total groundwater use = 7,420 million gallons per day or 94 percent of total groundwater used.
- Municipal use and use expressed as percentage of total groundwater use = 266 million gallons per day or 3.4 percent of total groundwater used.
- Municipal use and use expressed as percentage of total surface water use = 63.8 million gallons per day or 1.5 percent of total surface water used.
These figures do not include hydroelectric power, nuclear power, fossil fuel power, and other minor uses.
For more information, go to http://water.ugs.gov/pubs/circ/2004/circ1268 |
