Sentences with phrase «as water pipes»

«We understand our buildings as living entities with energy fields that run through his veins, as water pipes, drainage and electricity running through walls and ceilings.

Edward Thornton reacted more vigorously yet, calling Thurneysen a frightened man «seeking to build a closed system,» one who «sees the minister as a water pipe conveying the Word of God to the people» (Theology and Pastoral Counseling (Fortress, 1964], p. 50).

Protects home owners from losses that result from service line failures, such as water piping, sewer piping, power line and more.

Not exact matches

The 1972 Clean Water Act makes it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a single identifiable source — such as a pipe — into certain bodies of water without a peWater Act makes it unlawful to discharge any pollutant from a single identifiable source — such as a pipe — into certain bodies of water without a pewater without a permit.

However, the distortion of the debate by Trump and other politicians creates a danger that resources will be misdirected from more pressing infrastructure needs, such as aged water pipes leaching lead and schools - or from projects that will have a considerable regional economic impact.

The bigger, more expensive projects, such as roads, bridges and water pipe upgrades, will likely start getting funded in 2018, says Nazir.

RooR, a company based in Frankenthal, Germany, makes upmarket water pipes (commonly referred to as bongs) that command top prices.

I would really like to try this, the only thing holding me back is how to clean the shower plug hole / waste - pipe, as I don't think hot water would flush it all away — it's bound to cool down and solidify at some point, leaving the worry of blockage.

As water drips from the ceiling, apparently from a bad pipe, Bandy praises the team's efforts.

Her organization has tested water in schools in D.C. and other cities and found levels of lead as high as 20,000 parts per billion, even in schools without lead pipes.

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Feel the power of water as you control the flow with pulleys, wheels, and pipes.

Grown - ups will recognise the pipes and taps of the Little Tikes Fountain Factory Water Table as a colourful experiment in engineering, plumbing and physics — and for kids it's a whole lot of fun!

Kids just pour water in and watch as it flows through the translucent pipes!

Tens of thousands of homes are without water today, as frozen pipes thawed and then burst in the wake of last week's cold snap.

In fact, the license renewal process is limited, focusing on environmental effects, such as endangered species, the effects of cooling water systems on fish and ground water quality; and, physical plant safety, such as the long term maintenance of coolant system piping or steam generators, as well as motors, diesel generators, and batteries.

As mayor of one of the snowiest cities in America, Miner has the credentials to complain about crumbling infrastructure; how cold, snowy conditions can crack water pipes and create craters in roads.

The Nigerian Army as the «Best Public Institution in Nigeria of the Year Award», to THE NIGERIAN, was the collective decision of its fans and readers to commend all the officers and men of the Nigerian Army for their relentless sacrifices in combating terrorism, extremism and separatism within the rules of engagement and best human rights convention in its pursuit of defending the territorial integrity, sovereignty of the state and the numerous corporate social responsibilities like provision of pipe borne water, educational support, medical assistance to various communities and the internally displaced persons in Nigeria, as well as sanitation exercise and construction of roads.

In fact, Busunu where she used as a reference point has 11 boreholes and a small town water system which is under repairs after some pipes were damaged in the course of the construction of the Fufulso - Damongo - Sawla road.

Most voters, however, agreed on the areas where Syracuse is failing: An overwhelming 84 percent rated the conditions of city roads, water pipes and infrastructure as fair or poor.

«The floor had about two inches of water and, because the pipes are located over the ceiling, the ceiling suffered a great deal of damage as well,» Mr. Russell said in an email.

There will be a new generation of equipment to control the flow between treatment facilities, pumping stations and tanks; there is a system to alert customers and large institutions, such as hospitals, to interruptions in service; old pipes are replaced more rapidly to limit leaks; and officials are working toward a system to move water from north to south, so the Southtowns can rely on the Van De Water treatment plant on the Niagara River should the Sturgeon Point plant on Lake Erie fail or lose its links to customers, like when a 42 - inch main failed last suwater from north to south, so the Southtowns can rely on the Van De Water treatment plant on the Niagara River should the Sturgeon Point plant on Lake Erie fail or lose its links to customers, like when a 42 - inch main failed last suWater treatment plant on the Niagara River should the Sturgeon Point plant on Lake Erie fail or lose its links to customers, like when a 42 - inch main failed last summer.

Ultimately, she wants to take that larger pot of money to Wall Street as collateral to borrow much more to launch a robust plan to rebuild the city's water pipes.

They include water loss (a section of the Delaware Aqueduct to New York City slated for replacement is losing some 20 million gallons a day), contamination (not just chemical infiltration such as what's happened in Newburgh, but also lead in old pipes, particular of concern in schools), natural disasters, vandalism and even cyber-attacks.

Water engineers had anticipated a number of breaks today as the cold temperatures began to ease, because Syracuse's aging network of pipes is susceptible to ground shifts caused by freezing and thawing, Miner said.

That led its customers to use as little water as possible, which meant less water was moving through the pipes, leading to even more corrosion.

This has already proved effective for problematic chemicals; now, the release of carbon should also be taken into consideration, as is already the case in the testing of plastic pipes for drinking water.

As the city's pipes were exposed to corrosive water, lead leached out, and iron was released that consumed the chlorine that was supposed to disinfectant the water.

That may explain why 93 percent of Americans carry BPA in their bodies, according to the CDC, or it could be that exposure is coming through different routes than food, such as the polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes often used for water lines in modern homes.

That would be like starting with the Empire State Building and then zooming in close enough to see every individual screw, nut and bolt that holds it together, as well as how individual water molecules flow inside its pipes, while maintaining crystal - clear resolution — not an easy task.

As the frog started calling, they slowly drained the water from the pipe.

As the water drained and the resonance frequency of the «organ pipe» dropped, the frog lowered its pitch, closely tracking the ideal pitch until it lost it.

As the development community continues to focus on installing new pipes and drilling new wells for the large number of people with unimproved water sources, those whose infrastructures had been improved but are now failing often fail to get as much aid and attentioAs the development community continues to focus on installing new pipes and drilling new wells for the large number of people with unimproved water sources, those whose infrastructures had been improved but are now failing often fail to get as much aid and attentioas much aid and attention.

Libya, whose only other water source is the salty Mediterranean, was drawing water off by way of an underground network of pipes and aqueducts known as the Great Man - Made River, which Libyans describe as the eighth wonder of the world.

The researchers say strategies such as replacing old water pipes, updating salt - spreading equipment, and using brine instead of granulated salts on roadways could help alleviate the problem.

Since these gases are leaking as they are piped to the surface, rather than seeping up through the ground from deep fracking sites, improving the integrity of drill holes and pipelines could curb the problem of water pollution.

We have long regarded the fact of the salts of lead being insoluble in water as entirely inconclusive in regard to the safety of employing lead pipes for the conveyance of water.

However, traces of chloramine in the water may not be to everyone's liking either, because it causes rashes after showering in a small percentage of people and can apparently increase lead exposure in older homes as it leaches the heavy metal off old pipes.

(They are able to shed most of their naturally occurring minerals as the water flows through the thousands of miles of pipes, aqueducts and tunnels on its way to the city's taps.)

«Sometimes we find reefs that are doing very, very well in places that you would least expect to find them,» says Gates — such as a reef off Taiwan that lies below the waste - water outfall pipe of a nuclear power plant and experiences temperature fluctuations of between 6 °C and 8 °C per day.

Zebra mussels disrupt normal movement and feeding of native species, as well as clogging water intake pipes and fouling ship hulls.

The lush canopy not only serves as a good insulator but also collects rainwater, which the plants and soil filter and bamboo pipes deliver straight into the dog's water bowl.

One study in the Journal conducted by researchers at the CDC finds that even relatively modest improvements — such as providing more latrines and community water pipes and disinfecting water with chlorine — could over the next two decades prevent up to 78,567 cases of cholera.

Old - guard investors such as T. Boone Pickens who made their billions from oil and natural gas are now putting their money into water, including one project to pipe it across Texas.

The concept calls for transferring that gush of water (twice as much as Nevada's yearly allotment from the Colorado River) through 775 miles of pipe, 110 miles of canals, 85 miles of tunnels, and seven pumping stations that would lift the water as high as 7,500 feet.

A switch to the Flint River as the city's water source introduced corrosive chemicals to the area's aging pipes when regulators failed to properly treat the water, allowing lead to flow into residents» homes.

Published online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study found that the species most resistant to drought are those that are better at withstanding stress to the water transport system — composed of internal pipes known as xylem — that carries water from the roots to the crown.

Water infrastructures — such as pipes, sewers or water storages — are rigid sysWater infrastructures — such as pipes, sewers or water storages — are rigid syswater storages — are rigid systems.

At other times, the children were successful in retrieving the reward despite using a non-functional tool; for example, when using a water container that self - fills through an inlet pipe, it doesn't matter whether the tool is functional as the water is rising anyway.

Water pressure and thermal shock are intense as oil from the reservoir bubbles up into the well at 140 degrees Fahrenheit, only to hit near - freezing temperatures at the ocean floor, which can cause it to coagulate in the pipes.