1.1.1. MUNICIPAL AND WATER SYSTEM USES

GUIDE TO WATER CONSERVATION

1.1.1. Municipal and Water System Uses

Uses of water in public water supplies is summarized in Table 1.1.1-A.  The greatest indoor uses of domestic water is flushing (44 percent) and bathing (33 percent) (1).

Table 1.1.1-A. Public Water Supply Uses in 1990 (2)

Category	Volume MGD	Percent
Domestic	21,900	57
Commercial	5,900	15
Public Uses & Losses	5,460	14
Industrial	5,190	13
Thermoelectric Generation	80	<1
Total	38,530	100

(1) USEPA. (1992).  Manual: Guidelines for Water Reuse.  Washington, DC: USEPA.

(2) Solley et al (1993).

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