The latest data from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirms what conservation professionals have known for years - water conservation saves measurable amounts of water. The USGS released its water statistics for the United States, and there was a flat trend in consumption even as the U.S.'s population grew and electricity production, the largest user of water, increased.
The data from USGS indicates that water consumption is largely unchanged since 1985 and is 25 percent less than the 1970s, when it peaked.