Some people think that the government should strictly control the supply of fresh water, as it is a limited resource, while others believe it should not be regulated. Discuss both views.

Even though some people strongly believe

governments

should exercise strict regulation of

water

supply, part of the population is against

such

a control. In the following paragraphs,

this

essay will

first

explore the reasons to support the establishment of a rigid

water

supply management, and

second

, discuss alternative solutions to deal with

water

scarcity. On the

one

hand,

governments

are drafting different proposals to regulate and manage the supply of fresh

water

. Environmentalists and advocates against climate change support and encourage authorities to take action to regulate the supply of

such

a natural

resource

under the argument that it is not only a finite

resource

but

also

a vital

one

for human life, and as

such

strict policies should be implemented to take good care of it before it is too late.

For instance

, it has been widely covered in recent studies, how the lack of

water

supply regulations together with the summer drought is quickly drying out rivers and lakes in China and in European countries.

On the other hand

, there is a big portion of the world population

that is

against control and regulation. They are stating that

such

programs could empower

governments

in the wrong way and expose the population to being abused until the point of being deprived of

such

a vital

resource

. They

instead

encourage authorities to look for alternative solutions.

For example

, like the initiative being executed in Sydney, where as part of the new urban areas’ development, the government has published and implemented regulations to deploy two

water

supplies in parallel,

one

for drinking

water

and the other

one

for recycled and rainwater. In conclusion, some consider

this

natural

resource

too precious and

thus

,

governments

show oversee it, while others are against

such

control and encourage authorities to come up with alternative solutions to deal with the matter.