Sort through the data presented in the three reference links, and identify the data best suited to answer the following questions. Question 1: What percentage of water use in Texas in the year 2018 was from surface water sources? Question 2: How much total water is Texas projected to use in the year 2050? Question 3: For Texas in 2018; how many million acre-feet of surface water were used in irrigation? Question 4: By what percentage is annual water use for livestock projected to change from 2020 to 2050? Question 5: Which category of water use consumed the most water (surface water and groundwater combined) in Texas in 2018?

Question 6: Which category of annual water demand in Texas is projected to increase by the largest percentage from 2020 to 2050? Answer the following questions in a couple of sentences after reading the assignment reference links.

Question 7 Identify the ethical issue in the context of the debate regarding market allocation of water resources? Question 8 What questions must you ask and answer in order to figure out the best solution? Question 9: What is Dr. Shiva's perspective?

Question 10: What is Mr. Hoffman's perspective? Question 11: What is your perspective? Why?

Question 12 What are the outcomes for following each of the suggested perspectives in the previous questions? Question 13: What are your values in reference to water resource allocation? Question 14: What are the sources of your values? (mark all that apply) Parent/Guardian School Family Life Experiences Teacher/Coach Culture Community Religion

Question 15: What responsibility do you have to the regional, national, or global level (how are they similar and different)?

Reference links

Texas Water Use Estimates 2018 Summary: http://www.twdb.texas.gov/waterplanning/waterusesurvey/estimates/data/2018TexasWaterUseEstimatesSummary.pdf?d=15852.48500003945

Texas Water Demand Projections 2020 - 2070: https://www3.twdb.texas.gov/apps/reports/Projections/2022%20Reports/demand_state

Debate on market pricing of water (This is The Economist debate on "The Value of H2O", as published by the Water Education Foundation. Read the first paragraph and then scroll down below the debate schedule to view the "Pro" and "Con" opening statements.): https://www.watereducation.org/aquafornia-news/starting-today-economist-debates-water-value-h20