This is a small excerpt from the link:
http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c...text=jcwre
It goes into great detail about a battle between US and Canada over water rights in Canada dealing with foreign companies along with the use of Great Lakes water for sale and transport. It can gets messy when bureaucracy gets in the way but it does not in no way prohibit small bulk transfer. One of the interesting sub plots though was the cost for long distant transport of bulk water and how companies could counter that. I believe it would be helpful to Jerry and company to look closely at this issue so money is saved early in this shipment process. My enfaces is on small bulk transfer and the technology used for transfer cost savings. Please read the following excerpt:
WATER EXPORT TECHNOLOGY
Though a number of attempts have been made and even
a few contracts signed, no company is commercially
exporting water by way of large tankers. However, barges
and small tankers are being used to export small amounts
of water short distances. Barges routinely supply water to
islands in the Bahamas, and small tankers occasionally
deliver water to Japan, Taiwan, and Korea (Gleick 1998,
200). These small vessels are also useful in emergency
situations. In fact, during the Gulf War, American troops
were supplied with water shipped in from Turkey.
Water bags technology is another approach that offers a
great deal of promise. With increasing frequency, water
is exported by filling large fabric or plastic sealed bags
that are towed across oceans. These bags range in size
from 750 cubic meters (198,129 gallons) to 17,000 cubic
meters (4.5 million gallons), but the larger bags are not
in commercial use, and until recently, were not able to
sustain the rigor of ocean transport (Gleick 1998, 200).
A handful of companies are using the bag technology to
deliver water for $1 to $2 per cubic meter, which is
typically cheaper than the cost of desalinated water.
Aquarius Water Transportation of the United Kingdom
and Greece was the first company to commercially deliver
water with bags (Gleick 1998, 200). In 1997, it began
hauling 290,000 cubic meters (76.6 million gallons) of
water from Greece to the tiny island of Aegina, a distance
of 13 miles. The water supplements the island’s main
supply which comes by tanker. Aquarius may be called
upon for more deliveries on Aegina and throughout the
Greek Isles because the company’s bagged water is
cheaper than tankered water.
In 1997, Nordic Water Supply Company based in Oslo,
Norway, completed the first international export of water
with bags when it signed a supply contract with Turkey
to deliver water to northern Cyprus. The contract called
for more than seven million cubic meters to be delivered
within two years at an annual cost of $4.1 million (Gleick
1998, 203). The deal drew immediate protest from the
Cyprus government, which does not recognize Turkey’s
claim on the northern part of the island. However, Nordic
carried out the contract contending that there are no
United Nations mandatory sanctions against the Turkish
regime in northern Cyprus.
Clearly, exporting water by bags and tankers will not
alleviate growing global thirst. This approach is
expensive and the amount of water that can be
transported is small relative to demand. Yet, bag and
tanker exports are a way to provide immediate relief to
drought stricken areas and to places looking for water to
supplement existing sources. The recent developments of
bag and tanker exports also demonstrate the type of
entrepreneurial solutions that develop when market forces
come into play.
http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.c...text=jcwre
It goes into great detail about a battle between US and Canada over water rights in Canada dealing with foreign companies along with the use of Great Lakes water for sale and transport. It can gets messy when bureaucracy gets in the way but it does not in no way prohibit small bulk transfer. One of the interesting sub plots though was the cost for long distant transport of bulk water and how companies could counter that. I believe it would be helpful to Jerry and company to look closely at this issue so money is saved early in this shipment process. My enfaces is on small bulk transfer and the technology used for transfer cost savings. Please read the following excerpt:
WATER EXPORT TECHNOLOGY
Though a number of attempts have been made and even
a few contracts signed, no company is commercially
exporting water by way of large tankers. However, barges
and small tankers are being used to export small amounts
of water short distances. Barges routinely supply water to
islands in the Bahamas, and small tankers occasionally
deliver water to Japan, Taiwan, and Korea (Gleick 1998,
200). These small vessels are also useful in emergency
situations. In fact, during the Gulf War, American troops
were supplied with water shipped in from Turkey.
Water bags technology is another approach that offers a
great deal of promise. With increasing frequency, water
is exported by filling large fabric or plastic sealed bags
that are towed across oceans. These bags range in size
from 750 cubic meters (198,129 gallons) to 17,000 cubic
meters (4.5 million gallons), but the larger bags are not
in commercial use, and until recently, were not able to
sustain the rigor of ocean transport (Gleick 1998, 200).
A handful of companies are using the bag technology to
deliver water for $1 to $2 per cubic meter, which is
typically cheaper than the cost of desalinated water.
Aquarius Water Transportation of the United Kingdom
and Greece was the first company to commercially deliver
water with bags (Gleick 1998, 200). In 1997, it began
hauling 290,000 cubic meters (76.6 million gallons) of
water from Greece to the tiny island of Aegina, a distance
of 13 miles. The water supplements the island’s main
supply which comes by tanker. Aquarius may be called
upon for more deliveries on Aegina and throughout the
Greek Isles because the company’s bagged water is
cheaper than tankered water.
In 1997, Nordic Water Supply Company based in Oslo,
Norway, completed the first international export of water
with bags when it signed a supply contract with Turkey
to deliver water to northern Cyprus. The contract called
for more than seven million cubic meters to be delivered
within two years at an annual cost of $4.1 million (Gleick
1998, 203). The deal drew immediate protest from the
Cyprus government, which does not recognize Turkey’s
claim on the northern part of the island. However, Nordic
carried out the contract contending that there are no
United Nations mandatory sanctions against the Turkish
regime in northern Cyprus.
Clearly, exporting water by bags and tankers will not
alleviate growing global thirst. This approach is
expensive and the amount of water that can be
transported is small relative to demand. Yet, bag and
tanker exports are a way to provide immediate relief to
drought stricken areas and to places looking for water to
supplement existing sources. The recent developments of
bag and tanker exports also demonstrate the type of
entrepreneurial solutions that develop when market forces
come into play.
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