Estimated public-supply water withdrawals and domestic water use in Puerto Rico, 2016
Dates
Publication Date
2019-04-15
Time Period
2016
Citation
Molina, W.L., Irizarry-Ortiz, M., Santiago, M., Pazmino-Hernandez, M., and Kahlid, S., 2019, Estimated public-supply water withdrawals and domestic water use in Puerto Rico (ver. 2.0, March 2023): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9HWON2W.
Summary
In 2016, the total amount of public-supply water withdrawn in Puerto Rico was estimated at 551 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) from fresh water sources. Surface water accounted for 492 Mgal/d (89 percent) and groundwater accounted for 59 Mgal/d (11 percent). Population served by public-supply water systems accounted for 3.4 million people, almost 100 percent of the total population. Total domestic water use was estimated at 396 Mgal/d and it is represented as the summation of deliveries from public-supply water systems to domestic users and self-supplied domestic withdrawals. The average per capita domestic water use, which represents the daily water use for the population that is supplied by public-supply water system and by domestic [...]
Summary
In 2016, the total amount of public-supply water withdrawn in Puerto Rico was estimated at 551 million gallons per day (Mgal/d) from fresh water sources. Surface water accounted for 492 Mgal/d (89 percent) and groundwater accounted for 59 Mgal/d (11 percent). Population served by public-supply water systems accounted for 3.4 million people, almost 100 percent of the total population. Total domestic water use was estimated at 396 Mgal/d and it is represented as the summation of deliveries from public-supply water systems to domestic users and self-supplied domestic withdrawals. The average per capita domestic water use, which represents the daily water use for the population that is supplied by public-supply water system and by domestic self-supplied withdrawals, was estimated at 116 Mgal/d. Public-supply water withdrawals and domestic use were tabulated by municipalities and by water service areas.
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Purpose
These tables are part of an ongoing effort between the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the U.S Geological Survey (USGS), Caribbean-Florida Water Science Center to estimate public-supply water withdrawals and domestic uses in Puerto Rico.
