Table 7. Consumption of water by New York City, 1950 to 2001
Data furnished by New York City, Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Water Supply

[Mgal/d, million gallons per day; Bgal, billion gallons]

Year

Average daily consumption

Annual
Consumption
(Bgal)

City Proper
(Mgal/d)

Outside Communities (Mgal/d)

Total
(Mgal/d)

1950

953.3

29.1

982.4

358.576

51

1,041.9

28.1

1,070.0

390.550

52

1,087.0

32.7

1,119.7

409.810

53

1,093.9

44.6

1,138.5

415.552

54

1,063.4

46.3

1,109.7

405.040

1955

1,109.9

45.3

1,155.2

421.648

56

1,111.3

48.9

1,160.2

424.633

57

1,169.0

57.2

1,226.2

447.563

58

1,152.9

49.6

1,202.5

438.912

59

1,204.3

60.3

1,264.6

461.579

1960

1,199.4

58.9

1,258.3

460.529

61

1,221.0

64.0

1,285.0

469.022

62

1,207.6

68.8

1,276.4

465.896

63

1,218.0

76.7

1,294.7

472.582

64

1,189.2

79.4

1,268.6

464.295

1965

1,052.1

71.2

1,123.3

409.995

66

1,044.9

73.2

1,118.1

408.128

67

1,135.3

71.0

1,206.3

440.302

68

1,242.0

78.2

1,320.2

483.175

69

1,328.7

80.1

1,408.8

514.229

1970

1,400.3

90.4

1,490.7

544.116

71

1,423.6

87.9

1,511.5

551.695

72

1,412.4

83.0

1,495.4

547.340

73

1,448.9

95.4

1,544.3

563.681

74

1,441.8

96.3

1,538.1

561.409

1975

1,415.0

92.1

1,507.1

550.093

76

1,435.0

95.8

1,530.8

560.264

77

1,483.0

104.7

1,587.7

579.510

78

1,479.4

103.0

1,582.4

577.566

79

1,513.0

104.6

1,617.6

590.426

1980

1,506.3

110.1

1,616.3

591.582

81

1,309.5

100.0

1,409.5

514.475

82

1,383.0

104.8

1,487.8

543.060

83

1,424.2

112.6

1,536.8

561.010

84

1,465.2

113.9

1,579.1

577.963

1985

1,325.4

106.5

1,431.9

522.656

86

1,351.1

115.2

1,466.3

535.200

87

1,447.1

119.8

1,566.9

571.885

88

1,484.3

125.6

1,609.9

589.090

89

1,402.0

113.4

1,515.4

553.158

1990

1,424.4

122.4

1,546.8

564.577

91

1,469.9

123.6

1,593.5

581.628

92

1,368.7

113.9

1,482.6

542.632

93

1,368.9

118.8

1,487.7

543.011

94

1,357.8

119.2

1,477.0

539.105

1995

1,326.1

123.1

1,449.2

528.958

96

1,283.5

120.2

1,403.7

512.351

97

1,201.3

123.5

1,324.8

483.552

98

1,220.0

124.7

1,344.7

490.816

99

1,237.2

128.6

1,365.8

498.517

2000

1,240.4

124.9

1,365.3

499.700

01

1,184.0

128.4

1,312.4

479.026