1. Water and Energy are Linked

3. US Daily Water Withdrawals
 49% of U.S. water
withdrawals for
power plant cooling
(201 Billion gal/day)
 51% of freshwater
withdrawals (143
Billion gal/day)
 U.S. Average of 23
gallons per kWh
49%
31%
11%
6%
3%
USDaily Water Usage
Powerplant cooling
irrigation
publicsupply
industrial&mining
livestock&
aquaculture
Total = 410 Billion Gallons in 2005
Source: US Geological Survey 2005

4. National Water Withdrawals
Source: US Geological Survey 2005

5. Embedded Energy
Source: California Energy Commission, 2005 IEPR

7. National Action Needed
 Blueprint document issued
with over 50
recommendations from the
stakeholder workshop
 Focused on state and
national policies and
programs
 Presented to Congress
 Posted at www.a4we.org

8. Water and Energy Research
 Summary of water-energy
nexus research conducted to
date
 Gaps in research identified
 Research recommendations
to achieve economic and
environmental benefits of
water and energy efficiency
 Posted at www.a4we.org