A presentation titled Water & Climate Change delivered at the first Wise Water Use Expo held in Mar Vista, CA.

1. Water & Climate Change
Wise Water Use Expo | July 21, 2009
Kevin Foster O’Donnell
fundamentalist @ threadcollaborative

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Ten Hottest Years on Record
source: NASA/GISS

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Ten Hottest Years on Record
source: NASA/GISS
2005 2007 1998 2002 2003
2006 2004 2001 2008 1999

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Mount Kilimanjaro | 1970 - 2000
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Mount Kilimanjaro | 1970 - 2000
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1970 2000

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Mount Kilimanjaro | 2005
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Himalayan Glaciers
source: cnn.com
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Indus River
Salween River
Mekong River
Brahmaputra River
Ganges River

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

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World Water
source: U.S. Geological Survey

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World Water
source: U.S. Geological Survey
75% 75%

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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: U.S. Geological Survey
97%

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World Water
source: U.S. Geological Survey
3%
97%

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Distribution of Water | Earth
source: U.S. Geological Survey
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%

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Distribution of Water | Earth
source: U.S. Geological Survey
fresh water - 3%
100%
75%
50%
ocean - 97% 25%
0%

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Distribution of Water | Fresh
source: U.S. Geological Survey
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%

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Distribution of Water | Fresh
source: U.S. Geological Survey
surface - .3%
100%
other - .9%
75%
ground - 30.1%
50%
25%
glaciers - 68.7% 0%

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Distribution of Water | Surface
source: U.S. Geological Survey
100%
75%
50%
25%
0%

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Distribution of Water | Surface
source: U.S. Geological Survey
rivers - 2%
100%
75%
swamps - 11%
50%
lakes - 87% 25%
0%

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Distribution of Water
source: U.S. Geological Survey
Earth

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Distribution of Water
source: U.S. Geological Survey
Earth Fresh Surface

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Per Capita Water Use | Per Day
source: United Nations Development Program - 2006 Human Development Report
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Per Capita Water Use | Per Day
source: United Nations Development Program - 2006 Human Development Report
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Per Capita Water Use | Per Day
source: United Nations Development Program - 2006 Human Development Report
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Water Poverty Threshold
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U.S. Per Capita Water Use | per Day
source: 2000 USGS Water Use Report
State Use (gal./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 (gal./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 (gal./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
Los Angeles County
Idaho 19,500,000,000 1,272 gal./day
Illinois
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 in the Sierras | Snow Levels: January 2009
source: California Department of Water Resources
49%
63%
68%

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Reservoir Levels | Current Conditions: July 20, 2009
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, California | May 2009
source: AP Photo/Keith D. Cullom

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Types of Water
Blue Green

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Los Angeles Water | Use by Sector
source: FY 2006-2007 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power

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Los Angeles Water | Use by Sector
source: FY 2006-2007 Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
residential - 68% commercial - 17%
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
Owens Lake
Colorado River
LA metro area

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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
LA metro area

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

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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
recycled - 1%
LA aqueducts - 18%
ground - 14%
ground - 12%
municipal water LA aqueducts - 48% municipal water
district - 38% district - 69%
1997-2007 2007-2008

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Los Angeles Water | Residential Use
source: American Water Works Association Research Foundation

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Los Angeles Water | Residential Use
source: American Water Works Association Research Foundation
toilet - 11%
washer - 8%
shower - 7%
faucet - 6%
dishwasher - 1%
other - 2%

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

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Green Water
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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 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: 2008-2009 California Agricultural Resource Directory

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

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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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CA Central Valley Water | Supply Sources
source: California Department of Water Resources
SF metro area
LA metro area
SD metro area

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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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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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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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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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Consequences
source: photos by John McChesney for NPR and David McNew / Getty Images

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Competing Interconnected Forces

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Competing Interconnected Forces
Landscaping
CA State
Agriculture
Economy
US Food
Supply Farm Jobs

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