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Table 1. Surface-water facts for Maryland and the District of Columbia
[Data may not add to totals because of independent rounding. Mgal/d == million gallons per day; gal/d = gallons per day; < = less than. Source: Maryland- Herring (1983), Sotley, Chase, and Mann, (1983); District of Columbia-Solley, Chase, and Mann (1983)]
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POPULATION SERVED BY SURFACE WATER, 1980
Md D.C.
Number (thousands)........................................... 3,040 638
Percentage of total population............................... 72 100
From public water-supply systems:
Number (thousands)......................................... 3,040 638
Percentage of total population............................. 72 100
From rural self-supplied systems:
Number (thousands)......................................... 0 0
Percentage of total population............................. 0 0
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OFFSTREAM USE, 1980
FRESHWATER WITHDRAWALS
Surface water and ground water, total (Mgal/d)............... 1,400 340
Surface water only (Mgal/d).................................. 970 340
Percentage of total........................................ 70 100
Percentage of total excluding withdrawals
for thermoelectric power.............................. 58 100
Category of use
Public-supply withdrawals:
Surface water (Mgal/d)..................................... 440 210
Percentage of total surface water.......................... 45 62
Percentage of total public supply.......................... 90 100
Per capita (gal/d)........................................... 145 329
Rural-supply withdrawals:
Domestic:
Surface water (Mgal/d)................................... 0 0
Percentage of total surface water........................ 0 0
Percentage of total rural domestic....................... 0 0
Per capita (gal/d)....................................... 0 0
Livestock:
Surface water (Mgal/d)................................... 0.5 0
Percentage of total surface water........................ <0.1 0
Percentage of total livestock............................ 5 0
Industrial self-supplied withdrawals:
Surface water (Mgal/d)................................... 520 130
Percentage of total surface water........................ 53 38
Percentage of total industrial self-supplied:
Including withdrawals for thermoelectric power........... 93 100
Excluding withdrawals for thermoelectric power........... 80 43
Irrigation withdrawals:
Surface water (Mgal/d)................................... 9.4 0
Percentage of total surface water........................ 1 0
Percentage of total irrigation........................... 47 0
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INSTREAM USE, 1980
Hydroelectric power (Mgal/d)................................. 15,000 8.0
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