In the year 2005, the United States' municipal water withdrawal amounted to around 65.4 billion cubic meters, while volume of treated municipal wastewater reached some 46.5 billion cubic meters. By the year 2015, municipal water withdrawal in the U.S. decreased to almost 58.4 billion cubic meters.
Select figures on water withdrawal and wastewater in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in billion cubic meters per year)
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FAO. (October 22, 2019). Select figures on water withdrawal and wastewater in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in billion cubic meters per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062203/municipal-water-wastewater-figures-us/
FAO. "Select figures on water withdrawal and wastewater in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in billion cubic meters per year)." Chart. October 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062203/municipal-water-wastewater-figures-us/
FAO. (2019). Select figures on water withdrawal and wastewater in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in billion cubic meters per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062203/municipal-water-wastewater-figures-us/
FAO. "Select Figures on Water Withdrawal and Wastewater in The United States from 1990 to 2015 (in Billion Cubic Meters per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062203/municipal-water-wastewater-figures-us/
FAO, Select figures on water withdrawal and wastewater in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in billion cubic meters per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062203/municipal-water-wastewater-figures-us/ (last visited June 07, 2024)
Select figures on water withdrawal and wastewater in the United States from 1990 to 2015 (in billion cubic meters per year) [Graph], FAO, October 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062203/municipal-water-wastewater-figures-us/