"We have limited freshwater resources and I think they are used to the optimum right now," said the supervisor.

Large increases in human population and economic growth throughout the world during the twentieth century placed a huge stress on the world's freshwater resources.

The total amount of freshwater resources is 5104.2 billion cubic meters.

Pollution from human activity, including oil spills, also presents a problem for freshwater resources.

Agriculture is the largest user of the world's freshwater resources, consuming 70 percent.

Today 300 to 400 people live there because of the large number of freshwater resources.

The Report also offers recommendations on how freshwater resources could be managed more sustainably.

This increased demand is placing new threats on the quality and quantity of freshwater resources.

The United States derives many benefits from these freshwater resources.

Vegetation and wildlife are fundamentally dependent upon adequate freshwater resources.