We declare that water is a community resource and no source of water
can be handed over to any person or corporate entity for industrial
use without regard to the needs of the people. It is the duty of the
government to protect and conserve water resources and use them in a
sustainable manner. The government must be accountable to the
community when doing anything that affects this resource. We demand
that the governments first charge should be to fulfill the needs of
the domestic and agricultural sector before they plan for any
diversion of water for any industrial usage. The communitys right to
access water for domestic and agricultural use must be protected.