EnviroAtlas - Domestic Water Demand by 12-Digit HUC for the Conterminous United States

This EnviroAtlas dataset includes domestic water demand attributes which provide insight into the amount of water currently used for indoor and outdoor residential purposes in the contiguous United States. The values are based on 2010 water demand and 2010 population distribution, and have been summarized by subwatershed, or 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC12). For the purposes of this metric, domestic water use includes residential uses, such as for drinking, bathing, cleaning, landscaping, and pools. Depending on the location, domestic water can be self-supplied, such as by private wells, or publicly-supplied, such as by municipalities. Sources include surface water and groundwater. Estimates are for primary residences only (i.e., excluding second homes and tourism rentals). This dataset was produced by the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to the EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).

Data and Resources

Field Value
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lineage This lineage was generated by the FGDC CSDGM to 19139 transformation
metadata-date 2025-07-23
metadata-language eng; USA
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Groups
  • AmeriGEOSS
  • National Provider
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  • United States
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  • arizona
  • arkansas
  • california
  • colorado
  • connecticut
  • delaware
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  • ecosystem
  • ecosystem services
  • enviroatlas
  • environment
  • environmental atlas
  • florida
  • georgia
  • human
  • idaho
  • illinois
  • indiana
  • iowa
  • kansas
  • kentucky
  • louisiana
  • maine
  • maryland
  • massachusetts
  • michigan
  • minnesota
  • mississippi
  • missouri
  • montana
  • nebraska
  • nevada
  • new hampshire
  • new jersey
  • new mexico
  • new york
  • north carolina
  • north dakota
  • ohio
  • oklahoma
  • oregon
  • pennsylvania
  • rhode island
  • south carolina
  • south dakota
  • tennessee
  • texas
  • united states
  • utah
  • vermont
  • virginia
  • washington
  • washington dc
  • water
  • west virginia
  • wisconsin
  • wyoming
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metadata_created 2025-09-23T18:23:00.393037
metadata_modified 2025-09-23T18:23:00.393044
notes This EnviroAtlas dataset includes domestic water demand attributes which provide insight into the amount of water currently used for indoor and outdoor residential purposes in the contiguous United States. The values are based on 2010 water demand and 2010 population distribution, and have been summarized by subwatershed, or 12-digit hydrologic unit code (HUC12). For the purposes of this metric, domestic water use includes residential uses, such as for drinking, bathing, cleaning, landscaping, and pools. Depending on the location, domestic water can be self-supplied, such as by private wells, or publicly-supplied, such as by municipalities. Sources include surface water and groundwater. Estimates are for primary residences only (i.e., excluding second homes and tourism rentals). This dataset was produced by the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to the EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets).
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title EnviroAtlas - Domestic Water Demand by 12-Digit HUC for the Conterminous United States