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Ground Water vs. Surface Water Usage

The reports below display the difference between ground water and surface water usage in Arizona for the year 2008.

Total Number of Systems

This report shows the total number of each type of system in use during 2008.

System Type Number of Systems
Ground Systems 1,544
Surface Systems 61


How Arizona Compares to Other States

  • Arizona ranked 26th in Ground Systems with 1,544 total Ground Systems in 2008. The average for all states was 2,723 Ground Systems.


  • Arizona ranked 43rd in Surface Systems with 61 total Surface Systems in 2008. The average for all states was 276 Surface Systems.



Total Number of Systems Expressed as Percentage

The results in the charts above represent the total number of ground water and surface water systems. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall water systems.

Total Population Served

This report shows the total population served for each type of system in use during 2008.

System Type Population Served
Ground Systems 2,884,330
Surface Systems 3,377,787


How Arizona Compares to Other States

  • Arizona ranked 15th in total population served by Ground Systems with 2,884,330 people served in 2008. The average for all states was 2,011,967 people served by Ground Systems.


  • Arizona ranked 21st in total population served by Surface Systems with 3,377,787 people served in 2008. The average for all states was 3,967,964 people served by Surface Systems.



Total Population Served Expressed as Percentage

The results in the charts above represent the total population served broken down by ground water and surface water systems. The chart below displays the same data, but expressed as total percentage of overall population served.

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