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Environmental issues with water

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agricultural irrigation

thumb|Irrigation of agricultural fields in Andalusia, Spain. Irrigation canal on the left.

thumb|313x313px|Eutrophication can cause harmful algal blooms like this one in a river near Chengdu, China.

thumb|312x312px|Reverse osmosis desalination plant in Barcelona, Spain

rapid increase or accumulation in the population of algae

when water demand exceeds available resources

land reclamation

process of creating new land from oceans, riverbeds, or lakes

water conservation

policies for sustainable development of water use

low-oxygen areas in oceans and large lakes caused by nutrient and fertilizer pollution

conflict over an access to water resources

saltwater intrusion

movement of saline water into freshwater aquifers

surface runoff of rainwater created by urbanization

list of countries by total renewable water resources

Wikimedia list article

environmental impact of reservoirs

list of countries by freshwater withdrawal

Wikimedia list article

environmental impact of irrigation

irrigation effects on natural and social conditions in the environment

groundwater depletion

unsustainable extraction of groundwater

water committed for use in the production of food and fiber

Convention on the Law of Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses

UN treaty on limnological preservation

Water vapor transfer from the Amazon Basin

Groundwater-related subsidence

Sinking of land due to groundwater extraction

Ocean deoxygenation

expansion of oxygen minimum zones in oceans

on the quality and availability of freshwater resources

California Water Wars

series of political conflicts between the city of Los Angeles and farmers and ranchers in the Owens Valley of Eastern California over water rights

Giant Sea Wall Jakarta

coastal development project in Jakarta, Indonesia, including a sea wall along the coast, water reservoirs, and land reclamation, started in 2014 and expected to be completed by 2025