Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000

Hutson, Susan S.; Barber, Nancy L.; Kenny, Joan F.; Linsey, Kristin S.; Lumia, Deborah S.; Maupin, Molly A.

doi:10.3133/cir1268

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“…[2] According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) [Hutson et al, 2004], roughly 189 million ML (189,000 m 3 or 153 million ac ft) of freshwater were withdrawn for irrigation in the United States during 2000. This represents 40% of all freshwater withdrawals, or 65% excluding withdrawals for thermoelectric power.…”

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Technical concepts related to conservation of irrigation and rainwater in agricultural systems

Clemmens

Allen

Burt

2008

Water Resources Research

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Forty percent of freshwater withdrawals in the United States are for irrigated agriculture, which contribute more than $50 billion to the economy. Increasing diversions of water for urban, environmental, and other uses will likely decrease water available to agriculture. Water conservation in agriculture is touted as a good method for minimizing the impact of reduced agricultural diversions on production. Because “wasted” water is often reused until it reaches the ocean, there are limitations to the true water savings that result from programs that aim to increase irrigation efficiency. True water savings can come from four areas: reduction of unnecessary evaporation and transpiration, more effective use of rainfall, reduction of deep percolation water that becomes severely degraded in quality, and reduction of runoff from fields that is not reusable downstream. Any other reduction in net water consumption must come from reductions in evapotranspiration from the crops grown, which requires either reduction in acreage or reduction in crop yield brought on by intentional plant water stress. Other benefits of field or district‐level water conservation may include increased in‐stream flows (due to lower diversions) and energy conservation due to less pumping or more hydroelectric production, but not result in true water savings, since unconsumed water returns as a usable water resource. Understanding the hydrologic settings is critical to determining true water savings from conservation practices. On‐farm water conservation practices that provide true water savings at one location may be ineffective at another. In large irrigation projects, water delivery limitations often present obstacles to on‐farm water conservation efforts.

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Section: Context Of Irrigated Agriculturementioning

confidence: 99%

Technical concepts related to conservation of irrigation and rainwater in agricultural systems

Clemmens

Allen

Burt

2008

Water Resources Research

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“…These plants were responsible for 48% of all total water withdrawals in 2000, or about 738 billion liters per day (Hutson et al 2005). Much of the water withdrawn from streams, lakes, or other sources is returned, but about 9%-totaling about 68 billion liters per day-is consumed in the process.…”

Section: Saving Watermentioning

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20% Wind Energy by 2030

2008

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“…Seawater consumption is 59 billion gallons and the freshwater amount is 136 billion gallons per day in the U.S. (Hutson et al, 2004).…”

Section: Water Consumption In Thermoelectric Power Plantsmentioning

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An Analysis of Effect of Water Resources Constraint on Energy Production in Turkey

Karakas¹,

Tilki²

2012

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruction, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to SPONSORING /MONITORING AGENCY NAME(S) AND ADDRESS(ES)N 12a. DISTRIBUTION / AVAILABILITY STATEMENTApproved for public release, distribution is unlimited 12b. DISTRIBUTION CODE A ABSTRACT (maximum 200 words)The purpose of this study is to measure the influence of Turkey's water resources on energy production considering growing demand in the future. In our study, we will examine the water usage in electricity generation in different types of thermal power plants. The project will assess the available water resources in the future, the proportion of these resources that will be allocated to energy production and the increasing energy demand for specific years in the future. Additionally, we will compute number of thermal power plants and types, to meet future energy demand with building an optimization model. Also, the project will include analysis of optimization model results in terms of correlation between water and energy. SUBJECT TERMS AN ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF WATER RESOURCES CONSTRAINT ON ENERGY PRODUCTION IN TURKEY ABSTRACTThe purpose of this study is to measure the influence of Turkey's water resources on energy production considering growing demand in the future. In our study, we will examine the water usage in electricity generation in different types of thermal power plants. The project will assess the available water resources in the future, the proportion of these resources that will be allocated to energy production and the increasing energy demand for specific years in the future. Additionally, we will compute number of thermal power plants and types, to meet future energy demand with building an optimization model. Also, the project will include analysis of optimization model results in terms of correlation between water and energy. vi THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK vii

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Estimated Use of Water in the United States in 2000

Cited by 380 publications

References 4 publications

Technical concepts related to conservation of irrigation and rainwater in agricultural systems

Technical concepts related to conservation of irrigation and rainwater in agricultural systems

20% Wind Energy by 2030

An Analysis of Effect of Water Resources Constraint on Energy Production in Turkey

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