Water - Natural Capitalism
Link - Aqueous Solutions chapter for download
- Agriculture - responsible for ~twice as much of U.S. water withdrawls as all buildings, industry, and mining combined.
- Accounted for 81 percent of all 1995 consumptive use
- 88% of US 1995 irrigation water went to 17 western states -- p214 "Running Dry"
- U.S. Water News footnote: 1992 - n= 700+ in 4 states
- High Plains survey result - only half had adopted as many as three of thirty-nine available irrigation efficiency practices -- p216
- TSB H2Opportunities