Massachusetts Water Resources Authority - Water and Sewage Statistics

Water and Sewage Statistics

MWRA Total Water Demand and Wastewater Generation

Calendar

Year

 Water

Demand
(Withdrawals)

 Wholesale

Water
Sales

 Total Wastewater

Generation

 Dry Day

Wastewater
Generation
1996 256 mgd 222 mgd 426 mgd N/A
1997 258 mgd 226 mgd 353 mgd N/A
1998 260 mgd 231 mgd 412 mgd N/A
1999 276 mgd * 245 mgd* 344 mgd 307 mgd
2000 252 mgd * 229 mgd* 362 mgd 331 mgd
2001 247 mgd * 229 mgd* 346 mgd 305 mgd
2002 237 mgd 219 mgd 340 mgd 309 mgd
2003 222 mgd** 214 mgd 382 mgd 333 mgd
2004 216 mgd** 208 mgd 356 mgd 327 mgd
2005 225 mgd** 213 mgd 403 mgd 342 mgd
2006 212 mgd 201 mgd 380 mgd 322 mgd
* Total withdrawals and water sales included an additional (temporary) demand from Cambridge while it rebuilt its own water treatment plant. For calendar year 1999, 15 mgd; calendar year 2000, 14 mgd; and calendar year 2001, 6 mgd.
** Total withdrawals do not include an additional demand associated with Carroll Water Treatment Plant start up and testing activities. For calendar year 2003, 2,710 MG (annual average 7.4 mgd); calendar year 2004, 1,326 MG (annual average 3.6 mgd); calendar year 2005, 12,264 MG (annual average 33.6 mgd).

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