Percentage of Surface Drinking Water from Intermittent, Ephemeral, and Headwater Streams in West Virginia

PDF depicting drinkable freshwater in West Virginia by county.

From map: "This map highlights regional patterns of dependence on intermittent, ephemeral, and head water streams for surface drinking water in West Virginia.In West Virginia, 14,825 total miles of streams provide water for surface water intakes supplying public drinking water systems; of this, 8,387 miles, or 57%, are intermittent, ephemeral, or head water streams. Over 1 million people in West Virginia receive drinking water from public drinking water systems that rely at least in part on intermittent,ephemeral, or head water streams."

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notes PDF depicting drinkable freshwater in West Virginia by county. From map: "This map highlights regional patterns of dependence on intermittent, ephemeral, and head water streams for surface drinking water in West Virginia.In West Virginia, 14,825 total miles of streams provide water for surface water intakes supplying public drinking water systems; of this, 8,387 miles, or 57%, are intermittent, ephemeral, or head water streams. Over 1 million people in West Virginia receive drinking water from public drinking water systems that rely at least in part on intermittent,ephemeral, or head water streams."
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title Percentage of Surface Drinking Water from Intermittent, Ephemeral, and Headwater Streams in West Virginia