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1. Water resources
1.1 At the global level
On the planet, water is found in liquid, solid (snow, ice) and gaseous (water vapor) forms. It is stored in reservoirs: oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, groundwater, glaciers and snow, the atmosphere, soil and living organisms. The volumes of water contained in the various reservoirs are given in table 1 .
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Bibliography
Regulations
Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste water of May 21, 1991 (OJ L 135 of May 30, 1991).
Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 23, 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (Official Journal L 327 of December 22, 2000).
Law of January 3, 1992 on water (JORF n° 3 of January 4, 1992)....
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