Alaska Selling Water To India – Water Is The New Oil
Posted on July 15, 2010
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The privatization of our worlds water supply is a great threat to not only America but the entire globe. Many countries are growing beyond the carrying capacity of their water resources and corporations plan on maximizing profits from their misfortune.
I live in a large alpine desert that happens to sit on top of one the the biggest aquifers in North America. Every few years a company will come in and try to acquire the water rights from local governments, it never works but they try. The goal is to pump the fresh water that has accumulated over millions of years to Denver and Colorado Springs to water the lawns of their endless suburbs.
The corporations make billions selling water to the cities and when the aquifer pumps down all the wells surrounding me go dry. This forces the local community to purchase bottled water trucked in from South America again reinforcing the corporate profits. The key is waste. As long as we waste water the corporations will seek control of the water supplies.
India is hurting for water. With rapidly growing populations of people and a rising middle class that is mimicking the wasteful water consumption habits well known here in the United States, coupled with poor water management practices, India is set to be one of the first parts of the world hit by a major water crisis. Still, does that mean shipping water from Alaska all the way to India is a smart solution? One Texas-based water supply management company, S2C Global Systems, thinks it is — at least, it’s smart for their bottom line, if not for the environment. They’re all lined up to ship billions of gallons of water annually from an Alaskan city to India, and other parts of Asia and the Middle East.
Sitka, Alaska will sell water from its Blue Lake Reservoir for a penny a gallon to Alaska Resource Management, a company formed by S2C and True Alaska Bottling, will export as much as 2.9 billion gallons each year, providing the city with as much as $26 million annually. It could earn as much as $90 million annually if it can sell off the rest of its maximum water right of 9 billion gallons.
According to Circle of Blue, “This will be the world’s first large-volume exports of water via tanker: companies have tried unsuccessfully for more than two decades to break open the bulk water export market. Past attempts have been thwarted by daunting logistics, concerns about natural resource sovereignty and commodification as well as the availability of cheaper local sources.”
Fresh water is set to be the next “big oil” of the world, with supplies in some areas growing exceedingly tight. Technologies from smart metering to irrigation management to purification all seem to be slower to reach areas like India than tankers of exported water. However, while businesses are dashing to find a profit in water exportation, water management will need to become far more popular globally if we’re to avoid a worldwide water shortage.
S2C is set to start shipping water within eight months, using tankers that have a “Ozonating” system onboard to keep the water clean. The shipping of the water alone sounds incredibly energy intensive. According to the release:
Read Full Article Here: US Company Set to Ship Billions of Gallons of Water from Alaska to India : TreeHugger.
Plan for water collection now. A cistern that collects rain water from your gutters or an unregistered shallow well could supply your family with water when your neighbors run dry. Reducing use is also critical…if you live in the desert you really don’t need to pump a 1000 gallons of water daily onto your lawn to keep it green.
Just for reference I get by on about 2 gallons a day. When I lived in the city I would take a 30 minute hot shower every morning that would empty my 60 gallon water heater. Now that 60 gallons gets me through a month.
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