#water #cities

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2024/03/us-cities-could-capture-billions-gallons-rain-water-conservation-drought/

Urban areas in the United States generate an estimated 59.5 million acre-feet of stormwater runoff per year on average—equal to 53 billion gallons each day—according to a new report from the Pacific Institute, a nonprofit research group specializing in water. Over the course of the year, that equates to 93 percent of total municipal and industrial water use.