A presentation delivered at the first annual Valley Water Expo in Encino, CA on Earth Day 2010.

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Water Wars
source: Omer Koren via Wikimedia Commons

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Water Wars
source: Ferdinand Reus via Wikimedia Commons

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Water Wars
source: Duncan Green, Head of Research for Oxfam GB

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World Water
source: U.S. Geological Survey
326,000,000,000,000,000,000
75% 75%

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World Water
source: United States Geological Survey
3%
97%

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Distribution of Water Earth
source: United States Geological Survey
fresh water - 3%
ocean - 97%

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Distribution of Water Fresh
source: United States Geological Survey
surface - .3%
other - .9%
ground - 30.1%
glaciers - 68.7%

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Distribution of Water Glaciers & Ice Pack
Greenland Antarctica

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Distribution of Water Ground Water Aquifers
source: United States Geological Survey

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Distribution of Water Surface
source: United States Geological Survey
rivers - 2%
swamps - 11%
lakes - 87%

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Distribution of Water
source: United States Geological Survey
Earth Fresh Surface
Less than 1% of all water is potable.

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Renewable Water Resources
source: The World’s Water by Peter H. Gleik
3,300 km3/yr
4,498 km3/yr
3,069 km3/yr
2,838 km3/yr
8,233 km3/yr

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Renewable Water Resources
source: The World’s Water by Peter H. Gleik
3,300 km3/yr
4,498 km3/yr
.9 km3/yr
.1 km3/yr
3,069 km3/yr
.6 km3/yr
.2 km3/yr
.02 km3/yr
2,838 km3/yr
8,233 km3/yr

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Mount Kilimanjaro Africa 1993
source: NASA Earth Observatory Snow and Ice on Kilimanjaro via Wikimedia Commons

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Mount Kilimanjaro Africa 2000
source: NASA Earth Observatory Snow and Ice on Kilimanjaro via Wikimedia Commons

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Himalayan Glaciers
source: NASA
40% of the world’s population depends on
the Himalayan watershed for water Yellow River
Indus River Yangtze River
Salween River
Mekong River
Brahmaputra River
Ganges River

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Three Gorges Dam
source: NASA

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Pollution Contaminated Rivers
source: Tejiendo el mundo

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Pollution Contaminated Rivers
source: unknown

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Aral Sea 2000 - 2009
source: photos by Bresson Thomas

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Aral Sea

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Water Privatization

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Water in the Sierras Snow Levels: January 2009
source: California Department of Water Resources
49%
63%
68%

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CA Reservoirs Current Conditions: February 25, 2010
source: California Department of Water Resources
Shasta Reservoir
55% | 72%
Lake Oroville
48% | 62%
Folsom Lake
71% | 91%
Trinity Lake
49% | 58%
Don Pedro Reservoir
83% | 107%
New Melones Exchequer Reservoir
52% | 85% 60% | 86%
Millerton Lake
93% | 132%
San Luis Reservoir Pine Flat Reservoir
19% | 33% 44% | 75%
Pyramid Lake Castaic Lake
97% | 103% 74% | 86%

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Lake Oroville, CA February 2008
source: California Department of Water Resources

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Lake Oroville, CA February 2009
source: California Department of Water Resources

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Folsom Lake, CA November 2008
source: California Department of Water Resources

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Santa Barbara, CA May 2009
source: AP Photo/Keith D. Cullom

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
US: 151 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
Australia: 130 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
Japan: 99 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
Mexico: 96 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
European Union: 69 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
Brazil: 49 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
United Kingdom: 39 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
India: 36 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
China: 22 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
UN Water Poverty Threshold: 14 gallons

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Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: United Nations - 2006 Human Development Report
Africa: 5 gallons

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U.S. Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: 2000 USGS Water Use Report
State Use (gallons/day) Per Capita
California 51,200,000,000 139 gal./day
Texas 29,600,000,000 121 gal./day
Florida 20,100,000,000 109 gal./day
Idaho 19,500,000,000 1,272 gal./day
Illinois 13,700,000,000 106 gal./day
Colorado 12,600,000,000 255 gal./day
Nebraska 12,300,000,000 689 gal./day
New York 12,100,000,000 62 gal./day
North Carolina 11,400,000,000 123 gal./day
Ohio 11,100,000,000 96 gal./day

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U.S. Per Capita Water Use Per Day
source: 2000 USGS Water Use Report
State Use (gallons/day) Per Capita
California 51,200,000,000 139 gal./day
Texas 29,600,000,000 121 gal./day
Florida 20,100,000,000 109 gal./day
Idaho Los Angeles County
Las Vegas
Phoenix
19,500,000,000 1,272 gal./day
Illinois 255
200
168 gal./day
13,700,000,000 106 gal./day
Colorado 12,600,000,000 255 gal./day
Nebraska 12,300,000,000 689 gal./day
New York 12,100,000,000 62 gal./day
North Carolina 11,400,000,000 123 gal./day
Ohio 11,100,000,000 96 gal./day

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Water Use By Sector
source: The World’s Water by Peter H. Gleik
North & Central America South America Europe
Africa Asia Oceania

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Los Angeles Water Use by Sector
source: FY 2006-2007 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
commercial - 17%
residential - 68%
government - 7%
non-revenue - 4%
industrial - 4%

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Los Angeles Water Supply Sources
source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
Mono Lake
LA aqueduct
Owens Lake
Colorado River
Aqueduct
California Aqueduct
Colorado River
LA metro area

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Los Angeles Water Supply Sources
source: Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
municipal water
municipal water district - 69%
ground - 14%
district - 38%
recycled - 1%
LA aqueducts - 48% LA aqueducts - 18%
ground - 12%
1997-2007 2007-2008

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Los Angeles Water Residential Use
source: American Water Works Association Research Foundation
misc. outdoor - 10% toilet - 11%
leaks - 6% washer - 8%
shower - 7%
faucet - 6%
dishwasher - 1%
other - 2%
landscaping - 49%

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Agricultural Water
source: gangulybiswarup via Wikimedia Commons

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Embodied Water
source: Professor Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Twente Water Centre, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Food Unit Liters Food Unit Liters
Apple or Pear 1 kg 700 Maize 1 kg 900
Banana 1 kg 800 Mango 1 kg 1,600
Beef 1 kg 15,500 Milk 250 ml cup 250
Beer (from barley) 250 ml glass 75 Olives 1 kg 4,400
Bread 1 kg 1,300 Orange 1 kg 460
Cabbage 1 kg 200 Peach 1 kg 1,200
Cheese 1 kg 5,000 Pork 1 kg 4,800
Chicken 1 kg 3,900 Potato 1 kg 250
Chocolate 1 kg 24,000 Rice 1 kg 3,400
Coffee 125 ml cup 140 Sugar (from sugar cane) 1 kg 1,500
Cucumber or Pumpkin 1 kg 240 Tea 250 ml cup 30
Groundnuts (in shell) 1 kg 3,100 Tomato 1 kg 180
Lettuce 1 kg 130 Wine 125 ml glass 120

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Embodied Water
source: Professor Arjen Y. Hoekstra, Twente Water Centre, University of Twente, the Netherlands
Food Unit Liters Food Unit Liters
Apple or Pear 1 kg 700 Maize 1 kg 900
Banana 1 kg 800 Mango 1 kg 1,600
Beef 1 kg 15,500 Milk 250 ml cup 250
Beer (from barley) 250 ml glass 75 Olives 1 kg 4,400
Bread 1 kg 4,000 gallons for
1,300 Orange 1 kg 460
Cabbage 1 kg 200 Peach 1 kg 1,200
Cheese 1 kg
2 pounds of beef
5,000 Pork 1 kg 4,800
Chicken 1 kg 3,900 Potato 1 kg 250
Chocolate 1 kg 24,000 Rice 1 kg 3,400
Coffee 125 ml cup 140 Sugar (from sugar cane) 1 kg 1,500
Cucumber or Pumpkin 1 kg 240 Tea 250 ml cup 30
Groundnuts (in shell) 1 kg 3,100 Tomato 1 kg 180
Lettuce 1 kg 130 Wine 125 ml glass 120

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California Agriculture
source: 2008-2009 California Agricultural Resource Directory
livestock
& poultry - 29%

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California Agriculture
source: 2008-2009 California Agricultural Resource Directory
livestock
& poultry - 29%
fruits
& nuts - 29%

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California Agriculture
source: 2008-2009 California Agricultural Resource Directory
livestock
& poultry - 29%
fruits
& nuts - 29%
vegetables
& melons - 22%

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California Agriculture
source: 2008-2009 California Agricultural Resource Directory
livestock
& poultry - 29%
fruits
& nuts - 29%
vegetables
& melons - 22%
floriculture - 11%

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California Agriculture
source: 2008-2009 California Agricultural Resource Directory
livestock
& poultry - 29%
fruits
& nuts - 29%
vegetables
& melons - 22%
floriculture - 11%
field crops - 9%

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California Agriculture
source: 2008-2009 California Agricultural Resource Directory
livestock
& poultry - 29%
fruits
& nuts - 29%
vegetables
& melons - 22%
floriculture - 11%
field crops - 9%

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CA Central Valley Water Supply Sources
source: California Department of Water Resources
Sacramento River
San Joaquin River
SF metro area
Tulare Lake
LA metro area
SD metro area

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Urban vs. Rural
source: Highway Hogs

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Urban vs. Rural
source: NOAA George E. Marsh Album

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Urban vs. Rural
source: United States Department of Agriculture; Image Number: 00di0971

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Whiskey is for drinking;
water is for fighting over.
Mark Twain

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