Protecting Wisconsin's Groundwater Through Comprehensive Planning
Columbia County
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 WATER USE

Water-use data were updated in January 2008 to include 2005 data. Some water-use estimates prior to 2005 have been revised since published in the U.S. Geological Survey "Water Use in Wisconsin" summary reports.

Thermoelectric and mining data are not considered in water-use tables or figures on this web site. Thermoelectric-power water use is the amount of water used in the process of generating thermoelectric power. The predominant use of water is as non-contact cooling water to condense the steam created to turn the turbines and generate electricityD1
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Columbia County Estimated Total Withdrawals

 

Columbia County water use by year
(millions of gallons per day)
 
1979
1985
1990
1995
2000
2005
Surface-water use
0.08
0.08
0.10
1.34
1.46
.018
Groundwater use
8.68
8.74
9.13
9.78
7.98
9.34
Total water use
8.76
8.82
9.23
11.12
9.44
9.52