Policy Briefs synthesize existing research knowledge on a policy or practice issue of importance.
Water is technically considered a renewable resource because it can be used over and over again and it has a rain cycle. However, it is only in the short-term that water can be thought of as a renewable resource and the sustainability of this renewable resource is questionable.ne of the main reasons that water may become a non-renewable source is the population growth. The population is expanding at a speedy rate, and this is putting enormous pressure on all our resources, even the renewable ones.
Reasonable Use Rate It would seem obvious that a natural resource like water cannot be used indefinitely at a greater rate than it can be renewed, which usually occurs via natural processes. Yet, our history of water use is replete with examples of water use that have regarded the resource as boundless. Ground water depletion has been, and in some cases continues to be, a major problem. The idea of âwater miningâ regards water as a resource to be used until exhausted, and ignores renewal entirely.