CHINA-ENVIRONMENT-WATER

This picture taken on February 12, 2014 shows workers trying to plug a water pipe that burst along a street in Beijing. The capital citys water usage - currently around 3.6 billion cubic meters (950 billion gallons) a year - now outstrips the available local water resources by more than 1.3 billion cubic meters (340 billion gallons), as the growing population and rocketing economy are steadily depleting its rivers, lakes, and underground aquifers. CHINA OUT AFP PHOTO (Photo credit should read STR/AFP via Getty Images)