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Water:
The New Green
JERRY YUDELSON • YUDELSON ASSOCIATES • TUCSON
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Key Take-Aways
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Why Water? Water: 21st century oil Freshwater supply limited Population/urban growth:
creates large water footprint Global climate change Major droughts ahead Water conservation — the law!
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Global Water Use
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Water—21st Century Oil
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Our Watery Planet
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Freshwater is inherently limited
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Freshwater supply is VERY limited
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Freshwater volumes
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Water footprint of “stuff”
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Global Climate Change
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When it comes to the future of water, "we are, on many levels, completely and totally hosed.”
The water cycle itself is changing. As temperatures rise, evaporation and precipitation
increase and the atmosphere holds more water. ”Expect extreme extremes” and more conflicts over water.- Jay Famiglietti, Director, UC Berkeley, Center for Hydrologic Modeling
Climate Change—The Largest Risk
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Water/Energy Nexus
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Water Conservationvs. Water Efficiency
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U.S. Atlanta
California
South/West Texas
Australia Every major city Murray-Darling Basin
Major droughts since 2006
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Australia
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Australia—Actions
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Australia—Responses
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Murray-Darling — Australia’s Largest River
Australia— Lessons Learned
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Blue/Green Issues
Water shortages/droughts in many states Financial/regulatory incentive programs work Green certification programs such as LEED Rising costs for water supply & sewage treatment Stakeholder concerns Political & regulatory changes
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Inhibiting Forces
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What will the public sector DO?
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Public Sector. . .Actions
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Conservation requires new pricing
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Private SectorOpportunities
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Savings from agriculture— critical NEWater reuse/recycling systems New sub-specialties
Whole systems engineering
Using the Cloud— Irrigation Monitoring Sub-metering/reporting
Long-term possibilities. . .
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Where does this leave industry?
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Water Conservation— Agriculture
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Water Management Technology
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San Antonio River Walk
Near-Term Business Opportunities
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Bringing Water Back…
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Australia—Sewer Mining
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NEWater—Integrated Wastewater & Supply
Singapore Marina Barrage
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Desalination . . . a last resort?
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The future is green and blue, but. . .
Spain Wins FIFA World Cup 2010
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Thank You!
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