United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2005-03-11 monographic deposited born digital 71 p. GA 1.13:GAO-05-253 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253 P0b002ee1803a4aaf f:d05253 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253 GAO-05-253 Agricultural programs Environmental monitoring Federal agencies Flood control management International cooperation Potable water Wastewater management Wastewater treatment Water conservation Water pollution control Water quality Water resources conservation Water supply management Water treatment Federal aid programs Federal funds Federal grants Financial analysis Program evaluation International organizations Standards (water quality) Other Written Product A19156 As the world's population tripled during the past century, demand for the finite amount of freshwater resources increased six-fold, straining these resources for many countries, including the United States. The United Nations estimates that, worldwide, more than 1 billion people live without access to clean drinking water and over 2.4 billion people lack the basic sanitation needed for human health. Freshwater supply shortages--already evident in the drought-ridden western United States--pose serious challenges and can have economic, social, and environmental consequences. Multiple federal agencies share responsibility for managing freshwater resources, but consolidated information on the federal government's financial support of these activities is not readily accessible. You asked GAO to determine for fiscal years 2000 through 2004 how much financial support federal agencies provided for freshwater programs in the United States and abroad. For the purposes of this report, freshwater programs include desalination, drinking water supply, flood control, irrigation, navigation, wastewater treatment, water conservation, water dispute management, and watershed management. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253.pdf GAO-05-253 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-05-253 Other Written Product GAO-05-253; Freshwater Programs: Federal Agencies' Funding in the United States and Abroad; Agricultural programs Environmental monitoring Federal agencies Flood control management International cooperation Potable water Wastewater management Wastewater treatment Water conservation Water pollution control Water quality Water resources conservation Water supply management Water treatment Federal aid programs Federal funds Federal grants Financial analysis Program evaluation International organizations Standards (water quality) Public Law 86-121 Public Law 93-638 Public Law 94-437