Water Use in Canadian Industries, 1986

Social Science Series No. 24

Abstract

This report summarizes the results of the 1986 survey of industrial water use. It is the fourth such report since 1977; previous reports dealt with industrial water use in 1972, 1976, and 1981.

As in past reports, this report presents data and discussion on five physical parameters of industrial water use (intake, recirculation, gross use, consumption, and discharge), as well as some basic economic parameters such as output value and water cost, by sector (manufacturing, mineral extraction, and thermal power) and by province for the manufacturing sector. Two departures from past reports are a more detailed discussion of water use in the mineral extraction and thermal power sectors, and a discussion of the time trends observed in industrial water use.

Environment Canada with the cooperation of Statistics Canada, conducts these surveys at five-year intervals, with the next being planned for 1991.

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Sustainable Water Management
Environmental Stewardship Branch
Environment Canada
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