Public Water-Supply Systems and Associated Water Use in Tennessee, 1995
Water-Resources Investigations Report
99-4052
Prepared in cooperation with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Water Supply
By: Susan S. Hutson
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Abstract
An inventory of public water-supply systems in Tennessee in 1995 indicated that 530 public water-supply systems supplied water to 4.42 million people, or 84 percent of Tennessee's population. Public-supply water withdrawals totaled 779 million gallons per day, 64 percent (500 million gallons per day) of which was from surface-water sources. All of the surface-water withdrawals for public-water supply took place within the Tennessee (279 million gallons per day) and the Ohio (221 million gallons per day) hydrologic regions. Ground-water withdrawals statewide accounted for 36 percent (279 million gallons per day) of the total public-supply water withdrawal. Ground water is the sole source of public-supply water in the Lower Mississippi hydrologic region of western Tennessee. Public water-supply systems in western Tennessee withdrew 216 million gallons per day, or 77 percent, of the 279 million gallons per day of ground water withdrawn for public supply statewide.
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Public Water-Supply Systems and Associated Water Use in Tennessee, 1995 |
| Series title | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Series number | 99-4052 |
| DOI | 10.3133/wri994052 |
| Edition | - |
| Year Published | 1999 |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Publisher | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Contributing office(s) | Tennessee Water Science Center |
| Description | iv, 91 p. |
| Time Range Start | 1995-01-01 |
| Time Range End | 2005-12-31 |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | Y |
| Google Analytic Metrics | Metrics page |