Ground-Water Use by Public Water-Supply Systems in Tennessee, 2000

U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 03-47
by Ank Webbers

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Contents

Public Water-Supply Systems

Ground-Water Resources in Tennessee

West Tennessee

Middle and East Tennessee

Springs as Public Water Supplies

Trends of Ground-Water Use and Public Water-Supply Systems in Tennessee

Selected References

Figure 1. Map showing location of the principal public water-supply systems in Tennessee that withdrew ground water, 2000.

Figure 2. Graph showing source of water supply, in percent, for public-supply withdrawals in Tennessee, 2000.

Figure 3. Map showing principal aquifers in Tennessee and rate of water withdrawal, in million gallons per day, 2000.

Figure 4. Graph showing ground-water withdrawals from principal aquifers in Tennessee, 2000.

Figure 5. Graph showing trends in public water-supply withdrawals by source of supply in Tennessee, 1950-2000.

Table 1. Public water-supply systems withdrawing at least 0.02 million gallons of ground water per day in Tennessee, 2000

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