1. Water
How do we use it?

2. Uses by humans Agriculture Industry Energy Generation Drinking Bathing
Gardening
Cleaning
Cooking
Recreation

3. Water use in the U.S.

4. Water use in Agriculture
Irrigation
Watering animals (a cow drinks gallons/day)
Washing crops
Applying pesticides and herbicides.
Processing meat
Worldwide, farming accounts for 70% of water use.

5. Water use in Industry Chemical plants Wood processing Mining
Metal processing
Fuel processing
Plastic processing (Takes 3 liters of water to make an empty 1 liter bottle of water!)

6. Water use in Energy Generation
Drilling
“Cleaning” coal
Cooling power plants
Shearon Harris nuclear power plant uses 33 million gallons/day (Durham County uses 28 million).

7. Water use within your house

8. How much do we use?
The average American home uses 350 gallons/day.
The average American uses 69.3 gallons/day indoors.

9. How can you conserve water in your home?

10. Hidden water uses.
Hidden water is the water used to manufacture, process, and transport a product or service.

11. Public vs. Private 86% of Americans use public water.
Cary/Apex Water Treatment Facility

12. Public vs. Private
14% have their own supply.

13. Where does our water come from?
Surface water
Rivers
Lakes (natural and manmade)

14. Where does our water come from?
Issues with surface water extraction:
Creating a reservoir
Human displacement
Environmental damage

15. Where does our water come from?
Issues with surface water extraction:
Reduction of river flow
~The Rio Grande river ran dry in 2001 due to drought and human extraction

16. Where does our water come from?
Issues with groundwater extraction:
Subsidence
Saltwater Intrusion
Groundwater level reduction

17. Where does our water come from?
Groundwater
Wells
Springs