Water Center - Overview of Programs and Opportunities Overview of Programs and Opportunities Focus Areas for Programs Water is fundamental to all life forms, affecting all ecosystems. The various uses to which it is put often compete both quantitatively and qualitatively with one another. The release of water for new and expanding demands.
Water is a primary determinant of the character of natural ecosystems and modern economies.
Society depends on a plentiful supply of water for municipal, recreational, agricultural, and industrial uses. Growing populations, rising incomes, urbanization, and renewed environmental values cause demands for water to increase rapidly, often in areas already at capacity or with limited supplies. Solutions include conservation and better management, new technologies, reallocation, and social adjustments. Habitat management for fish and wildlife. Sustaining environmental resources calls for a focus on the species that live there.