We ( ) have: :
We ( ) have: Fresh Water: 2.5% of total water
or: 9.25 x 1018 gallons
0.3% Surface Water
30% Groundwater
70% Ice/Snow (And should stay there!)
But: :
But: By 2030 demand will exceed supply by 40%. (As yet, nobody is doing anything.)
Slide 4:
Potable water = finite World population = not-so-finite Problem = if not now, soon.
Slide 5:
Oh good. Now what? (sarcastic) (good question) or (the best question) How do I/we
fix it?
Slide 6:
Safeguarding Water X-Prize
Driving Ideas :
Driving Ideas United States
Main Use:
Agriculture – 69% of freshwater use.
Where’s the water? Ogallala Aquifer
1 Quadrillion Gallons
17.3 billion gallons
1/5 all US irrigation
Water-critical region
Industry is Agriculture
How it works: :
How it works: Design Year long
Best in show
Absolute Gallons
Solution:
Tech?
Best practices?
Who knows!
Must show:
Metering
20 acres ea. wheat, corn, soy.
$3 million purse Implement Five year competition
Must qualify in design part
Best in show
Total Absolute gallons
Most gallons conserved wins
$7 million purse
Slide 9:
Thank you! Seriously! Any questions?
Leave ‘em in the comments!