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Fact Sheet 2009–3081

Prepared in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs Office of Water Resources

Alabama Water Use, 2005

By Susan S. Hutson, Thomas M. Littlepage, Michael J. Harper, and James O. Tinney

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SUMMARY

Water is one of Alabama's most precious natural resources. It is a vital component of human existence and essential to the overall quality of life. Wise stewardship of this valuable resource depends on a continuing assessment of water availability and water use. Population growth in many parts of the State has resulted in increased competition for available water resources. This competition includes offstream uses, such as residential, agricultural, and industrial, and instream uses for maintenance of species habitat and diversity, navigation, power generation, recreation, and water quality. Accurate water-use information is required for sound management decisions within this competitive framework and is necessary for a more comprehensive understanding of the link between water use, water supply, and overall water availability. A study of water use during 2005 was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in cooperation with the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs, Office of Water Resources, Water Management Branch (ADECA-OWR), to provide water-use data for local and State water managers. The results of the study about the amount of water used, how it was used, and where it was used in Alabama have been published in "Estimated use of water in Alabama in 2005" by Hutson and others, 2009, and is accessible on the Web at https://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2009/5163 and available upon request as a CD–ROM through USGS and ADECA-OWR.

First posted September 4, 2009

For additional information contact:
Director, Alabama Water Science Center
AUM TechnaCenter
75 TechnaCenter Drive
Montgomery, AL 36117
http://al.water.usgs.gov/

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Suggested citation:

Hutson, S.S., Littlepage, T.M., Harper, M.J., and Tinney, J.O., 2009, Alabama water use, 2005: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2009–3081, 6 p.



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