Water Withdrawals, Use, and Trends in Florida, 2005

In 2005, the total amount of water withdrawals in Florida was estimated at 18,359 million gallons per day (Mgal/d). Saline water accounted for 11,486 Mgal/d (63 percent), and freshwater accounted for 6,873 Mgal/d (37 percent). Groundwater accounted for 4,247 Mgal/d (62 percent) of freshwater withdrawals, and surface water accounted for the remaining 2,626 Mgal/d (38 percent). Surface water accounted for nearly all (99.9 percent) saline-water withdrawals. An additional 660 Mgal/d of reclaimed wastewater was used in Florida during 2005. The largest amount of freshwater was withdrawn from Palm Beach County, and the largest amount of saline water was withdrawn from Pasco County.

Publisher - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Subjects - Water Withdrawal

Collection: Section 2: Water Quality (2013)

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Citation: Marella RL. 2010. Water Withdrawals, Use, and Trends in Florida, 2005. Washington (DC): U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). 57 pp http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5125/pdf/sir2009-5125.pdf