Explain the importance of sustainable development by giving the example of underground water.
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sustainable development of water resources may include :
- provision of safe and equal access to water supplies needed for domestic , municipal , industrial , agricultural , and hydropower uses
- measure and protect against biological and ecological degradation in aquatic ecosystem
- reduces discharges of pollutants into surface waters eliminate contamination and overconsumption of groundwater.
- prevent human health risk due to spread of waterborne diseases , water contamination and hostile actions.
- prevent physical modifications from land use / cover changes hydrologic disturbances
- provision of holistic , watershed-based approach to evaluating all water resource issues that is participatory, democratic , equitable and socioeconomically sensitive .
- develop appropriate water resource policies
- provision institutional arrangements and structures ; financial systems and legal and regulatory authorities to achieve integrated water resources management.