Sentences with phrase «conserving the water supply»

Oyu Tolgoi is committed to maintaining, developing and conserving the water supply for Oyu Tolgoi and the local communities throughout the South Gobi region, including the herders and their livestock.

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For suppliers of agricultural commodities, that can include a range of practices from agroforestry, planting trees and maintaining forest buffer zones to reducing pesticide use, conserving water and soil and protecting wildlife.

Recycling and green energy technologies in the food and beverage industry, left, CST's SFC Screen Extractor, centre, and a successful initiative by Goulburn Mulwaree Council involving medium pressure ultraviolet (UV) disinfection supplied by CST Wastewater Solutions for its effluent irrigation scheme, which has conserved potable water.

The Menindee Lakes are currently being managed by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries — Water to conserve the currently limited water supply for local towns, water users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling RWater to conserve the currently limited water supply for local towns, water users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling Rwater supply for local towns, water users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling Rwater users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling River.

KaTom offers hundreds of innovative restaurant supplies online and eco-friendly product lines that range from ENERGY STAR - rated commercial appliances to water - conserving faucets, and kitchen utensils made from food - safe recycled materials.

This effort was a result of their nine year strategy to provide people access to clean, safe water and conserve global water supplies around the world.

A major NSW regional council has introduced a supernatant recycling system into the filtration plant in the town water supply, helping to conserve potable water and providing substantial water savings over the long term.

If total water supplies are insufficient to meet users» needs, then Californians will need to conserve water, install more water - efficient technology, and increase available water supplies (via desalination, wastewater recycling, or reservoir construction) to address the shortfall.

There is no reason to believe that the DRBC might somehow do other than what it always has done — protect water quality and water supply and conserve the resources of the basin for the public's recreation and enjoyment,» he said.

Oswego's mayor is asking city residents to conserve water, saying the city's water supply is at critically low levels.

The report recommends investing more money in conserving land in buffer zones around public water supplies.

It is impossible to conserve 90 percent of your water supply.

«My data suggest that well owners have different political priorities than non-well owners and conserve water with the hopes of extending their supply, which makes them a unique type of citizen,» he said.

In this study, he coins the term «groundwater citizenship,» which emphasizes the stewardship of aquifers and deliberate water conservation in order to conserve supplies of groundwater.

Meanwhile, in Australia, as summer temperatures hovered near 117 degrees Fahrenheit (47 degrees Celsius) and murderous flames converted forests into carbon dioxide, a new book entitled Overloading Australia: How Governments and Media Dither and Deny on Population issued an unusual ecological battle cry: ignore all admonitions to conserve the country's increasingly scarce water supplies until the government eliminates «baby bonuses» in the tax code and clamps down on immigration.

In response to drought, the pinyons close the tiny openings on their needles known as stomata to conserve water but, by doing so, also block their supply of carbon dioxide, thus shutting down photosynthesis, Adams says.

A water trading system to conserve supplies By 2070, the value of flood - exposed economic assets in 136 major ports could reach 9 percent of global gross domestic product.

The squirrel tree frog, or Hyla squirella, lives in coastal forests from North Carolina to Texas and works hard to conserve what meager supplies of water it can scrounge during the arid southern autumn.

The pressure that's on drought - hit Californians to conserve dwindling water supplies is largely the result of a stubborn ridge of high pressure that has been parking itself off their coastline.

You can even get involved with local or regional efforts to conserve water and protect our planet's endangered supply.

About Blog Our musings on the steps we are taking to transform our convenient consumer lifestyle into a more sustainable lifestyle - by incorporating sustainable practices and habits into our everyday life that protect our land and conserve our precious water supply.

According to Kihara, TNC and partners have developed a global portfolio of 32 Water Funds now conserving more than seven million acres of watersheds and secure water supplies for 50 million peWater Funds now conserving more than seven million acres of watersheds and secure water supplies for 50 million pewater supplies for 50 million people.

When providing water, remember that a desert species might only drink a little bit each day (they are very good at conserving their body water supply); tree dwelling species such as Chameleons and Anoles may only drink the dew drops from the leaves.

Our fresh water supply is somewhat limited, and we ask that guests conserve water when possible.

Clearly, Earth's gross water supply is nearly constant over relevant time scales, so that can be assumed to be «conserved.»

«The Nicaraguan government is trying to change the matrix of its energy supply, and to do so we need to preserve and conserve our nature reserves and forests so we can have the water we need to run what will be Central America's largest hydroelectric plant, Tumarin,» says Col Juan Ramon Morales, commander of the Ecological Battalion.

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko — «Collaboration is central to protecting the Hudson Valley's rich agricultural lands, and Scenic Hudson's Foodshed Conservation Plan shows how partners can maximize their investment — conserving more farmland that sustains jobs, helps keep our air and water clean, and supplies our residents with the freshest, healthiest foods.»

Since that time, conditions have been steadily worsening with agricultural regions drying out, farmers, communities and industries forced to further deplete limited ground water supplies, and with reservoirs dropping despite best efforts by federal and state officials to conserve.

One Planet Living principle Masdar Target ZERO CARBON 100 per cent of energy supplied by renewable energy — Photovoltaics, concentrated solar power, wind, waste to energy and other technologies ZERO WASTE 99 per cent diversion of waste from landfill (includes waste reduction measures, re-use of waste wherever possible, recycling, composting, waste to energy) SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT Zero carbon emissions from transport within the city; implementation of measures to reduce the carbon cost of journeys to the city boundaries (through facilitating and encouraging the use of public transport, vehicle sharing, supporting low emissions vehicle initiatives) SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS Specifying high recycled materials content within building products; tracking and encouraging the reduction of embodied energy within material sand throughout the construction process; specifying the use of sustainable materials such as Forest Stewardship Council certified timber, bamboo and other products SUSTAINABLE FOOD Retail outlets to meet targets for supplying organic food and sustainable and or fair trade products SUSTAINABLE WATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local vaWATER Per capita water consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local vawater consumption to be at least 50 per cent less than the national average; all waste water to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local vawater to be re-used HABITATS AND WILDLIFE All valuable species to be conserved or relocated with positive mitigation targets CULTURE AND HERITAGE Architecture to integrate local values.

Some — especially those of us who live in areas whose water supply is stressed or at risk — may just wish to do our bit to help conserve a valuable resource.

I am an award winning designer of «integrated urban water supplies» — integrating stormwater management, water supply sources and sewage treatment and recycling to meet human needs efficiently while conserving downstream environments.

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And with today's low - power LED lights, along with the adoption of self - watering methods, these countertop units can be one solution for adding to a low - carbon and water - conserving locally - grown food supply.

About Blog Our musings on the steps we are taking to transform our convenient consumer lifestyle into a more sustainable lifestyle - by incorporating sustainable practices and habits into our everyday life that protect our land and conserve our precious water supply.

About Blog Our musings on the steps we are taking to transform our convenient consumer lifestyle into a more sustainable lifestyle - by incorporating sustainable practices and habits into our everyday life that protect our land and conserve our precious water supply.