Water can also be used for irrigation purpose. The use of irrigation has also led to the development of so many people's standard's of living as they are now able to plant their crops and at least get some thing. Therefore the water to a very large extent has also encouraged sustainable development e.g. Mubuku Irrigation Scheme in Western Uganda. Water can also be used in so many industries. For example Industries like Coca-Cola use the water in processing and improving their products and this will be able to make them earn foreign exchange from their products that the industries are using and hence a sustainable development.
Water can also be hindrance.
For example water pollution can also be a hindrance. If the near by Industries dump their wastes in the near by water bodies then that will be a hindrance and hence there will be no sustainable development. The dumping of the Industrial wastes can also be a hindrance in that they don't favour the fish in water. And therefore this will not be a sustainable development. The water still can be preserved through the following.