EnviroAtlas - Portland, ME - Domestic Water Use per Day by U.S. Census Block Group

As included in this EnviroAtlas dataset, the community domestic water use was calculated using local domestic water use per capita in gallons of water per day (GPD), distributed dasymetrically, and summarized by census block group. Domestic water use, as defined in this case, is intended to represent residential indoor and outdoor water use (e.g., cooking, hygiene, landscaping, pools, etc) for primary residences (i.e., excluding second homes and tourism rentals). For the purposes of this metric, these provider-supplied estimates are also considered representative of local self-supplied water use. Specific to Portland, ME, the Portland Water District (PWD) is the main provider for the study area. Within the study area, PWD supports Portland, South Portland, Westbrook, Scarborough, and Cape Elizabeth. PWD estimates current residential water use to be ~52 GPD. The southern portion of the study area is supported by the Biddeford and Saco Water Company (BSWC). Within the study area, their service area includes Biddeford, Saco, Old Orchard Beach, and Pine Point. BSWC estimates current residential water usage to be ~50 GPD. This dataset was produced by the US EPA to support research and online mapping activities related to EnviroAtlas. EnviroAtlas (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas) allows the user to interact with a web-based, easy-to-use, mapping application to view and analyze multiple ecosystem services for the contiguous United States. The dataset is available as downloadable data (https://edg.epa.gov/data/Public/ORD/EnviroAtlas) or as an EnviroAtlas map service. Additional descriptive information about each attribute in this dataset can be found in its associated EnviroAtlas Fact Sheet (https://www.epa.gov/enviroatlas/enviroatlas-fact-sheets ).

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