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5-4a. Water Usage in South Carolina ( in Millions of Gallons Per Day ) : 1996 – Part A

                       PUBLIC SUPPLY        INDUSTRY         IRRIGATION
                       
 COUNTY              GROUND   SURFACE   GROUND   SURFACE  GROUND  SURFACE

Abbeville 0.000 2.360 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Aiken 8.800 5.938 8.087 70.405 0.000 0.125 Allendale 0.921 0.000 1.842 0.000 5.547 1.200 Anderson 0.000 22.058 0.023 0.520 0.000 0.000 Bamberg 1.373 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.392 0.005 Barnwell 2.079 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Beaufort 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Berkeley 0.176 0.000 0.402 5.031 0.001 0.000 Calhoun 0.425 0.000 0.343 107.733 2.294 1.970 Charleston 7.236 20.499 0.421 37.825 0.000 0.011 Cherokee 0.000 4.069 0.000 2.020 0.000 0.000 Chester 0.000 2.431 0.010 0.448 0.000 0.000 Chesterfield 0.207 2.735 0.000 0.295 0.065 0.000 Clarendon 0.892 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Colleton 0.020 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Darlington 5.263 0.000 2.166 16.210 0.000 0.000 Dillon 4.417 0.000 0.023 0.000 0.079 0.000 Dorchester 0.278 0.000 1.505 0.317 0.000 0.000 Edgefield 0.000 2.814 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.146 Fairfield 0.085 1.331 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Florence 12.993 0.000 2.384 34.043 0.000 0.000 Georgetown 0.000 0.000 0.049 32.895 0.000 0.000 Greenville 0.000 53.272 0.021 0.274 0.000 0.000 Greenwood 0.000 10.402 0.013 0.131 0.000 0.000 Hampton 1.102 0.000 0.747 0.000 1.428 0.286 Horry 0.012 19.342 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Jasper 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Kershaw 0.854 3.782 2.373 7.279 0.000 0.000 Lancaster 0.000 6.114 0.000 6.564 0.000 0.000 Laurens 0.000 4.465 0.000 0.105 0.000 0.566 Lee 0.492 0.000 1.403 0.000 0.000 0.048 Lexington 0.586 5.637 1.317 36.854 1.463 0.537 McCormick 1.302 0.718 0.319 5.836 0.000 0.097 Marion 0.000 3.838 0.000 0.000 8.448 0.000 Marlboro 3.934 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 Newberry 0.128 3.814 0.120 0.000 0.000 0.000 Oconee 0.000 4.667 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 Orangeburg 1.394 6.082 6.228 0.405 4.833 3.979 Pickens 0.000 7.657 0.000 1.299 0.000 0.000 Richland 0.063 48.579 1.975 26.699 0.000 0.000 Saluda 0.000 0.000 0.273 0.000 0.011 0.132 Spartanburg 0.000 34.977 0.012 2.348 0.000 0.001 Sumter 14.619 0.000 0.594 0.000 0.000 0.000 Union 0.000 5.770 0.012 1.760 0.000 0.000 Williamsburg 2.457 0.000 1.623 0.000 0.000 0.000 York 0.302 11.039 0.000 81.218 0.000 0.000 SUBTOTAL 72.410 294.390 34.285 478.973 24.564 9.103 CATEGORY TOTAL 366.8 513.258 33.667

5-4B. Water Usage in South Carolina ( in Millions of Gallons Per Day ) : 1996 - Part B

                                      THERMOELECTRIC       HYDRO-                          COUNTY
                     GOLF COURSE          POWER            POWER*    TOTAL WITHDRAWAL       TOTAL

                                                                                           GROUND &
 COUNTY             GROUND SURFACE    GROUND  SURFACE     SURFACE    GROUND   SURFACE      SURFACE

Abbeville 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2,580.744 0.000 2.815 2.815 Aiken 0.171 0.239 0.000 0.002 0.000 17.058 76.709 93.767 Allendale 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 8.310 1.200 9.510 Anderson 0.000 0.075 0.000 0.305 2,558.453 0.023 22.958 22.981 Bamberg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.765 0.005 1.770 Barnwell 0.000 0.060 0.000 0.000 0.000 2.079 0.060 2.139 Beaufort 0.000 0.471 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.471 0.471 Berkeley 0.034 0.074 0.024 0.013 3,299.106 0.637 5.118 5.755 Calhoun 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.062 109.703 112.765 Charleston 0.753 0.110 0.000 0.000 0.000 8.410 58.445 66.855 Cherokee 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1,925.449 0.000 6.089 6.089 Chester 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4,970.866 0.010 2.879 2.889 Chesterfield 0.000 0.040 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.272 3.070 3.342 Clarendon 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.892 0.000 0.892 Colleton 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.053 0.000 0.053 Darlington 0.006 0.054 0.000 0.000 0.000 7.453 16.264 23.699 Dillon 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.519 0.000 4.519 Dorchester 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.783 0.317 2.100 Edgefield 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 3,572.786 0.001 2.960 2.961 Fairfield 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 5,758.996 0.085 1.331 1.416 Florence 0.000 0.089 0.000 0.000 0.000 15.377 34.132 49.509 Georgetown 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.049 32.895 32.944 Greenville 0.000 0.177 0.000 0.000 282.986 0.021 53.723 53.744 Greenwood 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 945.781 0.013 10.533 10.546 Hampton 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.277 0.286 3.563 Horry 0.000 0.075 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.012 19.417 19.429 Jasper 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 0.000 0.003 Kershaw 0.104 0.104 0.000 0.000 2,596.753 3.331 11.165 14.496 Lancaster 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2,162.126 0.000 12.678 12.678 Laurens 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 451.342 0.000 5.136 5.136 Lee 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.898 0.048 1.946 Lexington 0.000 0.082 0.000 0.000 1,156.692 3.366 43.110 46.476 McCormick 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 10.069 6.554 16.623 Marion 0.000 0.068 0.000 0.000 4,308.528 0.000 4.003 4.003 Marlboro 0.000 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.937 0.004 3.941 Newberry 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.248 3.814 16.623 Oconee 0.000 0.132 0.000 0.000 56.433 0.000 4.803 4.062 Orangeburg 0.000 0.111 0.000 0.000 0.000 12.455 10.577 4.803 Pickens 0.000 0.116 0.000 0.000 3,878.400 0.000 9.072 9.072 Richland 0.023 0.328 0.253 0.085 1,679.266 2.314 75.691 78.005 Saluda 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.284 0.132 0.416 Spartanburg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 166.533 0.012 37.326 37.338 Sumter 0.351 0.201 0.000 0.000 0.000 15.564 0.201 15.765 Union 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 1,346.840 0.012 7.530 7.542 Williamsburg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 4.080 0.000 4.080 York 0.000 0.070 0.000 0.000 1,964.748 0.302 92.327 92.629 SUBTOTAL 1.482 2.680 0.277 0.405 45,662.828 133.018 785.551 918.569 CATEGORY TOTAL 4.162 0.682 58,208.118 918.569 1,182.853
*: There was no ground hydropower used.

Source: S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control; Bureau of Drinking Water Protection, February 1998.

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