Table 1.
Diversion of Surface Water for Various Uses in Western and Eastern United States, 1990 (In percent) |
| Use |
West |
East |
|
| Irrigation |
76 |
24 |
| Thermoelectric Power |
13 |
60 |
| Municipal |
8 |
9 |
| Industrial |
2 |
7 |
| Livestock |
1 |
0 |
|
|
Total |
100 |
100 |
|
| SOURCE: Congressional Budget Office using data from Wayne B. Solley, Robert R. Pierce, and Howard A. Perlman, Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 1990, U.S. Geological Survey Circular 1081 (1993). |
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