31.  There, the little available water is salty and unfit to drink.

32.  Those who study the problem warn that the region has used most of the available water and nature has slowed in providing fresh supplies.

33.  To add to the problems, available water for irrigation is declining.

34.  Unusually warm weather and droughts have increased demand for electricity, while reducing the amount of water available in hydroelectric dams.

35.  With less water from the dam, there would be less raw water available for the water treatment plant, he said.

36.  Recent data from the United Nations indicates that about half of the available potable water in developing countries is illegally diverted or wasted.