NC Division of Water Resources
Groundwater Use Data
"The Data Behind the Plots"
| Population Supplied by: |
1985 |
1990 |
1995 |
2000 |
2010 |
| Public Surface Water |
2,651,040 |
3,793,550 |
3,623,830 |
3,996,797 |
4,945,110 |
| Public Groundwater |
803,010 |
962,350 |
1,157,850 |
1,355,000 |
1,286,710 |
| Self supplied Groundwater |
2,801,750 |
1,872,750 |
2,413,450 |
2,697,516 |
3,300,000 |
| Total |
6,257,785 |
6,630,640 |
7,197,125 |
8,049,313 |
9,531,820 |
| Year 2000 |
Groundwater (mgd) |
Surface Water (mgd) |
| Public Water Supply |
165.87 |
778.75 |
| Self Supplied Domestic |
148.31 |
0.00 |
| Industrial |
25.66 |
267.05 |
| Golf Course Irrigation |
35.97 |
127.72 |
| Agricultural Irrigation |
29.84 |
93.71 |
| Aquaculture |
9.57 |
1.20 |
| Livestock |
89.08 |
32.29 |
| Total |
504.30 |
1,300.72 |
Data does not quantify surface water use by power generation facilities or ground
water use by mines for dewatering or depressurization activities.