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Public utility water system | Self-supplied water system | Total | Share of total water use | |
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Mm 3 | percent | |||
Total, all sectors | 5,706.2 | 36,352.1 | 42,058.3 | 100.0 |
Thermal-electric power generation | X | X | 27,825.1 | 66.2 |
Manufacturing | 618.5 | 5,101.0 | 5,719.5 | 13.6 |
Residential 1 | 3,195.5 | 575.6 | 3,771.1 | 9.0 |
Agriculture | ||||
Irrigation 2 | 1,631.7 | 1,631.7 | 3.9 | |
Livestock 3 | 321.3 | 321.3 | 0.8 | |
Commercial and institutional 4 | 1,127.8 | 1,127.8 | 2.7 | |
Water treatment and distribution systems 5 | X | X | 981.9 | 2.3 |
Mining (except oil and gas) | 7.5 | 448.4 | 456.0 | 1.1 |
Oil and gas extraction | 224.0 | 224.0 | 0.5 |