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Water Use in ColoradoThe future health and welfare of the Nation's population is dependent upon a continuing supply of uncontaminated fresh water. Increasing withdrawals and increasing demands for instream flows are limiting the water available for future use. More comprehensive water-use data and analysis of water-use information are needed to quantify the stress on existing supplies and to better model and evaluate possible water-supply management options to supplement traditional water-supply approaches. The USGS compiles water-use data from numerous sources for all parts of the county, and since 1950 has published a series of Circulars on the estimated use of water in the United States at 5-year intervals. These Circulars contain State-level estimates of the amount of public- and self-supplied water used for commercial, domestic, industrial, irrigation, livestock, mining, power generation, and other purposes. The water-use data collected and compiled in Colorado are an integral part of the nationwide assessment of water supply and demand. Freshwater Use in Colorado, 2015Estimated Use of Water in the United States County-Level Data for 2015 National Water Information System - Water use data for Colorado for 2015, by County National Water Information System - Water use data for Colorado
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