A Closer Look: More information on water as a potentially renewable resource

Managing Water 

Throughout the history of humans, water management has been a crucial issue in the survival and advancement of society. This video is an example of some of the ingénue of humans when it comes to managing water resources: 

Also see this post for extensive videos about water and the world water crisis: http://gcnaturalresources.blogspot.com/2011/05/videos-about-water-resource-management.html#more

Water Consumption 

Water consumption is a major issue in water resource management. The amount of water available for human use is very small compared to the total amount of water in the world. As urbanization and industrialization increase, water consumption is becoming very rapid. Many believe that this rate of consumption is too great for the Earth's ecosystem to sustain. 

Availability of Water:

Source: http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthwherewater.html

Visit these websites to learn more about water consumption: 

http://www.ameribev.org/minisites/water/

http://www.worldwatercouncil.org/index.php?id=25

http://www.drinktap.org/consumerdnn/Home/WaterInformation/Conservation/WaterUseStatistics/tabid/85/Default.aspx

http://www.unwater.org/statistics.html

http://www.worldwater.org/data.html

Also see these journal and newspaper articles for in depth discussion of water and world issues: 

http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/66578/james-e-nickum/hydraulic-pressures

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2006/10/23/061023fa_fact1

Actors in Management 
There are many different actors in water resource management and water awareness. Visit these websites to find out more about water as a resource and how it affects people all over the world.

Non Governmental Organizations play a major part in water quality awareness, management and humanitarian 


aid involving clean water. Visit these websites to find out more:

http://www.who.int/topics/water/en/

http://www.who.int/topics/drinking_water/en/

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/monitoring/jmp_report_7_10_lores.pdf

http://water.org/

http://www.unwater.org/

http://www.globalwater.org/?gclid=CO3Rs_WCzKgCFRNe7AodIyoaog

http://thewaterproject.org/?gclid=CKWPiPyCzKgCFZIH2god0kJ7rA 

http://www.poverty-action.org/safewater?gclid=CKfIlJ2DzKgCFcns7QodhU-xRQ

In the United States, many agencies are involved in the management of water and the species who depend on

clean water. Visit these websites to find out more:

http://www.epa.gov/greeningepa/water/

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/students/wastsite/srfcspil.htm

http://water.epa.gov/scitech/datait/databases/wcit/index.cfm

http://water.usgs.gov/

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/acwapv/acwapv.pdf

http://www.fws.gov/laws/lawsdigest/fwatrpo.html

http://watershed.iowadnr.gov/index.html

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/eco/cwl/index.html

http://www.dnr.mo.gov/env/wpp/cwc/index.html

Sources: 

"Water Resources Management." World Bank . N.p., n.d. Web. 3 May 2011. <http://water.worldbank.org/water/topics/water-resources-management>.

"Water Programs." Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). N.p., n.d. Web. 3 May 2011. <http://www.dep.state.fl.us/water/>