{"id":17,"date":"2021-03-10T01:55:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T01:55:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/?p=17"},"modified":"2021-03-10T01:56:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T01:56:25","slug":"water-diary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/2021\/03\/10\/water-diary\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Diary"},"content":{"rendered":"

Personal Estimated Water Footprint<\/span>\u00a0Compared to USA Average<\/span>:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Per Day:\u00a0<\/span>1,\u00a0<\/span><\/b>379<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Gallons<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0US Average:\u00a0<\/span>1,802 Gallons\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Per Week:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/b>9,653<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Gallons<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 US Average:\u00a0<\/span>12,614 Gallons<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Per Year:\u00a0<\/span>1<\/span><\/b>905.5<\/span><\/b>\u00a0m^3\u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 US Average:\u00a0<\/span>2489.7 m^3<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Constraint:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the time of calculating this estimate, I was on campus, and recognized Dickinson\u2019s use of sustainable energy compared to standard\u00a0<\/span>utilities<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>While\u00a0<\/span>at\u00a0<\/span>home or travelling, I am sure my water footprint is far higher than what is above. Furthermore, this does not account for weeks where I do\u00a0<\/span>a particularly extensive amount of driving.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Tigris\/ Euphrates Valley Average Water footprint<\/span>:<\/span>\u00a0PER CAPTIA AVERAGE<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Turkey<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span> Syria\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Iraq<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Iran<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Per day:<\/span>\u00a01<\/span><\/b>,188 Gallons<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Per Day:\u00a0<\/span>1,532 Gallons<\/span><\/b> \u00a0<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 No data\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b> Per Day: 1,347<\/span>\u00a0Gallons\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Per Week:\u00a0<\/span>8,316 Gallons<\/span><\/b> \u00a0<\/span>Per Week:\u00a0<\/span>10,724 Gallons<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Per Week: 9,4<\/strong><\/span>29\u00a0Gallons<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Per Year:\u00a0<\/span>1636.9 m^3<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Per Year:\u00a0<\/span>2110.9 m^3<\/span><\/b>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0P<\/span>er Year:\u00a0<\/span>1856\u00a0M^3\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Through taking this class\u00a0<\/span>and discussing the role of water in the Middle East,\u00a0<\/span>along with my own research specific to the Tigris and Euphrates valley, I have come to realize that I am not nearly as aware of\u00a0<\/span>my use of water as perhaps I should be.\u00a0<\/span>I am extremely fortunate to have essentially unlimited access to clean water, with the only<\/span>\u00a0regular<\/span>\u00a0constraint being a water bill.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

By simply comparing the\u00a0<\/span>water footprint statistics of\u00a0<\/span>Iran, Turkey, and Syria<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>to the United States<\/span>, one can infer that generally, there is a greater sense of awaren<\/span>ess of water use in those Middle Eastern countries, than in the US<\/span>– p<\/span>articularly when one considers that the accepted minimum\u00a0<\/span>annual water footprint per individual is 1,100 m^3<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although these four countries share primary water sources (Tigris\/Euphrates), dams have created restricted water flow to certain areas of the countries above, which has caused social,\u00a0<\/span>economic, and political disruptions.<\/span>\u00a0As a result of restricted water flow due to dams, the water in \u201clow flow\u201d areas has become contaminated, which has necessitated\u00a0<\/span>further\u00a0<\/span>government intervention which\u00a0<\/span>seeks to provide water<\/span>\u00a0through alternative means<\/span>. This plays a large role in the economy of the region<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Political<\/span>ly and socially, nonstate actors have taken advantage of vulnerable areas with little access to water<\/span>\u00a0through bribery and threats.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, it is\u00a0<\/span>water in the Tigris\/Euphrates valley seems to play a more direct and visible role in political, economic, and social dynamics than in the USA.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Personal Estimated Water Footprint\u00a0Compared to USA Average:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Per Day:\u00a01,\u00a0379\u00a0Gallons\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0US Average:\u00a01,802 Gallons\u00a0\u00a0 Per Week:\u00a09,653\u00a0Gallons\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 US Average:\u00a012,614 Gallons\u00a0 Per Year:\u00a01905.5\u00a0m^3\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 US Average:\u00a02489.7 m^3\u00a0 Constraint:\u00a0\u00a0 At the time of calculating this estimate, I was on campus, and recognized […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4628,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4628"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/robinjac\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}