U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Pennsylvania
Open-File Report
88-149
By: C. R. Wood
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Abstract
In Pennsylvania, large water demands generally are met from surface-water sources; small water demands generally are met from ground-water sources. Ground-water sources supply 6 percent of the total water used in Pennsylvania. Of the ground water used in 1984,55 percent was for industry, 23 percent for public supply, 15 percent for rural domestic supplies, 5 percent for livestock, and 2 percent for irrigation. Public supplies provide ground water to about 2,180,000 people, and rural self-supplied systems provide ground water to about 3,000,000 people. The major issues related to ground water in Pennsylvania are: Adequacy of supplies, Contamination by hazardous wastes, and Effects of coal mining, oil and gas production, and agriculture.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | U.S. Geological Survey ground-water studies in Pennsylvania |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 88-149 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr88149 |
| Year Published | 1988 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Pennsylvania Water Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. :map ;28 cm. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |