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The Environment and the Business of Water:
Why Corporations Are Investing in Water Sustainability?
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1/3 of planet’s watersheds and aquifers experiencing water shortages50% of the world’s population impacted by water shortages
Half of all cities located in water-stressed regions3/4 of the world’s irrigated land affected
CHALLENGE: WATER SCARCITY
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Lines in Cape Town
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SALT AND VERDE ALLIANCE: HEALTHY RIVERS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
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Context
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Ø Drought
Ø Groundwater Pumping
Ø Climate Change
Water Sources in Decline
Ø Catastrophic Wildfires
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RiverØ Projects that create water
savings or improve water quality (e.g. crop switching)
Ø Infrastructure projects that improve water management (e.g. drip irrigation)
Ø Projects that reduce future impacts (e.g. conservation easements)
ForestØ Projects that accelerate the
pace and scale of forest thinning
Projects Supported by the Salt and Verde Alliance
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Public Sector• 14 Cities in the Salt and Verde
River Watershed • Natural Resources Conservation
Service• U.S. Forest Service
Private Sector• PepsiCo• REI• Coca-Cola• Salt River Project• Arizona Public Service• Boeing• Intel• Enterprise
Philanthropic Partners• Nina Mason Pulliam
Charitable Trust• Walton Family Foundation
Non-Profit Partners• Bonneville Environmental
Foundation• Arizona Municipal Water Users
Association
Implementing Partners• Friends of Verde River• Hauser Farms• Speck Farms• Ditch Companies• Campbell Global• Newpac Fibre Lumber
Key Stakeholders and Supporters
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Upper Basin
Lower Basin
Water right holders curtail
use.Municipal and other water right holders that need certainty
Reservoir storage or held in “account”
elsewhere
Maintain reservoir levels and releases to meet Compact obligations.
Curtailment and crisis are averted.
A Regional or Local Water Bank in Upper Basin
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On Farm
Irrigation District
Community
Basin
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• Reduce consumptive water use • Involve a range of
partners • Scale-up• Test the nuts and bolts• Help finance
infrastructure improvements for ongoing benefits• Address community
concerns
Grand Valley Pilot Project: Goals
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• 1,250 acres participating• 10 farmers• 4 distinct program
activities for reducing water use• 3,200 AF of water
savings• ~$1,000,000 for farmer
payments, program admin, and infrastructure improvements• Increased flows for
critical habitat (15 Mile Reach)
Grand Valley Pilot Project by the Numbers: 2017
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Public Sector• SCPP funding• Colorado River District• Southwestern Water
Conservation District• State of Colorado grant• Front Range Water Council
Private Sector• Tri State Energy• Pepsi Co.• Enterprise
Philanthropic Partners• Five Individuals and Family
Foundations • Walton Family Foundation• Gates Family Foundation
(Colorado foundation)
Implementing Partners• Grand Valley Water Users• State of Colorado • Bureau of Reclamation• Colorado State University• Agricultural producers
Key Stakeholders and Supporters
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