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Open File Report: Drought-Vulnerability Assessment of Public Water Systems in West Virginia

By Virginia and West Virginia Water Science Center
Locations of public water system intakes drawing from surface waters used in drought-vulnerability assessment.
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Map showing approximate locations of 71 surface water withdrawal intakes for public water systems in West Virginia included in the drought-vulnerability assessment.

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