Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

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Los Angeles County Economic Development
Corporation

• Reliable Water Supplies
• SoCals Sine Qua Non
• Presented by
• Gregory Freeman
• Vice President, Economic Policy Consulting

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• Region
  GDP
• 
  (billions) of U.S. GDP
• Unites States 12,373
  100.0
• California 1,616
  13.0
• Southern California 912 7.4
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana 632
  5.1
• San Diego-Carlsbad-San Markos 146 1.2
• Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 102
  0.8
• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 32 0.3

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Southern California Water Users(MWD Service Area)
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Water-Dependent Industries by Major Industry
Sector

• Construction
• Manufacturing
• Hospitals Nursing Homes, Residential Care
• Food Services Drinking Places
• Accommodation
• Amusement, Gambling Recreation
• Drycleaning Laundry Services
• Car Washes

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Water-Dependent Industries in the Manufacturing
Sector

• Transportation Equipments  
• Computer Electronic Products
• Chemical Products 
• Food products
• Petroleum and Coal Products
• Electrical Equipment Appliances
• Primary Metals
• Paper

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Population in Southern California 1970-2030
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Source of Populations Growth in Los Angeles
County, 2000-2007
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Source of Populations Growth in Orange County,
2000-2007
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Source of Populations Growth in Riverside
County, 2000-2007
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Source of Populations Growth in San Bernardino
County, 2000-2007
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Source of Populations Growth in San Diego
County, 2000-2007
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Source of Populations Growth in Ventura County,
2000-2007
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Source of Populations Growth in SoCal Region,
2000-2007
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What is Really at Stake?

• Output 912 Billion
• Employment 8.4 Million Jobs
• Population 21.4 Million People
• Economy 10th Largest Economy