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Commercial water use (Score: 0.690)

Estimated use of water in the United States in 1990: Commercial Water Use (Score: 0.690)

National Handbook of Recommended Methods for Water Data Acquisition -- 11.E. COMMERCIAL (Score: 0.690)

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Definition: Use of water for motels, hotels, restaurants, office buildings, other commercial facilities, and institutions. [USGS Glossary of water-use terminology, link]