They include water supply and sewerage, including abstraction and impounding of water, resources management, water quality, the water industry, water charges, safety of reservoirs and so on.

BBC: Highly politicised liquid assets

Buried in the "Miscellaneous" provisions of the Act is a far reaching power given to the Secretary of State to intervene should the Assembly or Ministers do anything that might have "a serious adverse impact" on water resources, supply or quality in England.

BBC: Highly politicised liquid assets

In the global strategy to improve the overall quality of water resources, local actions often present the starting point the most fruitful efforts.

UNESCO: World Water Assessment Program (WWAP)

The challenge of the Decade is to focus attention on action-oriented activities and policies that ensure the long-term sustainable management of water resources, in terms of both quantity and quality, and include measures to improve sanitation.

UNESCO: OFFICE IN TASHKENT

As a daughter of the Gulf Coast, I know that it is our job to ensure people that we will be eyes and ears working with the states who have valuable and vital resources to monitor air, water and land quality.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing on Oil Spill in Gulf of Mexico

The Natural Resources Defense Council argues that the new airport will destroy wetlands and hurt water quality in the Bay.

NPR: New Airport Project Divides Environmental Groups