Water Use Reaches Lowest Recorded Level in 45 Years
According to a new USGS report which can be accessed at https://pubs.er.usgs.gov/publication/cir1441, 322 billion gallons of water per day were withdrawn for use in the United States during 2015, a 9 percent reduction of water use from 2010. This is the lowest level since before 1970. Tim Petty, assistant secretary for Water and Science at the Department of the Interior, said “the downward trend in water use shows a continued effort towards effi