Good. That's encouraging.

As we're looking at the effects of climate change, particularly in Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, but seeing some of those effects here, are there ways that we're looking at planning for the water effects of climate change globally?

One of the things that many of you have mentioned is the effect of climate change and these increasing weather emergencies on our water systems and our water supply.

It's largely, as you know, Senator, people in rural communities, with a dependence on local wells, where those wells are not monitored, they're not protected, they're vulnerable to the kinds of non-point source problems that we've been…

Thank you. Mr. Hansen, one of the things that has impressed me about the efforts that have been undertaken by the Army...

The State Department reports that in just 2 decades the world's demand for fresh water is expected to exceed supply by 40 percent.

I want to acknowledge that--I understand that the EPA is embarking on the preparation of a report to address the value of water to the U.S. economy.

empowering women and girls in other countries around the world has been very important to stability, to economic prosperity.

Many of us in the United States take water for granted, but globally, 800 million people do not have access to safe drinking water.

Can you talk a little bit about how you are coordinating with other Federal agencies, to the extent that you are, and how that's working.

Thank you. Again, I know several of you have planes to catch. While we could go on much longer, and because it's a fascinating topic, and obviously, one that we need to pay more attention to.

In mentioning both droughts and--and the flooding that we've seen in the West are a product of natural variability, and we've had to deal with that.

Do you feel like you have adequate data? Do you also have adequate ways to either regulate or incentivize compliance with those----

Are there areas, either in the United States or around the world, where you're working with governments to address specific water challenges, where you've seen success?

USGS recently completed 2 reports on water supply and demand in the seacoast area in New Hampshire.

There's increasing recognition that water scarcity raises tensions between Nations and may be a driver of armed conflict.

While we've seen great strides in technology to overcome water challenges, including desalinization, we don't yet have a silver bullet to overcome water scarcity.

Thank you very much. We would like that very much for the record.