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Latest revision as of 16:31, July 8, 2023
Texas water is primarily groundwater (75%) for its drinking water, while its overall water consumption for all purposes is:
- 56% from groundwater;
- 42% was surface water;
- 2% from the reuse of treated wastewater.
Texas has 32 aquifers overall, while 9 of them supply 97% of the groundwater used in Texas.
In the summer of 2022, 89% of Texas was under an extreme or exceptional drought.
In the summer of 2023, 27% of Texas is in a drought, and nearly half is exceptionally dry.[1]