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8-7. Water conservation

Water Quality

NO CHANGE IN OBJECTIVE
8-7. Reduce per capita domestic water withdrawals.
Target: 90.9 gallons.
Baseline: 101 gallons of domestic water per capita per day were withdrawn in 1995.
Target setting method: 10 percent improvement.
Data source : U.S. Department of Interior, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Reports on the Estimated Use of Water in the United States.

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