Sentences with phrase «ensuring reliable water supplies»

Juliet Christian - Smith, a climate scientist with the Union of Concerned Scientists, talked to Water Deeply about the two things we need to ensure a reliable water supply in the future.

The price tag for ensuring a reliable water supply could be staggering.

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More than 400 programs in 62 countries invested in the natural ability of forests, wetlands, grasslands, and other ecosystems to ensure clean, reliable water supplies for cities and communities, and to combat threats from rapid urban expansion and agricultural pollution.

For example, snowpack is expected to continue to decrease over the coming decades, reducing surface water supplies in the Western US [5] In such a situation, groundwater becomes particularly critical, providing a buffer during dry years that helps protect water supplies and ensures a reliable food supply [6].

Sustainable groundwater management means leaving enough groundwater in the ground to ensure safe and reliable water supplies not only for the short term, but for future generations as well.

Our local leaders are facing the pressing question of how to ensure a clean, reliable water supply for current and future generations.