Sentences with phrase «major drinking water source»

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. today called upon the New York State Canal Corp. to take pro-active steps to reduce the amount of water flowing out of Hinckley Reservoir due to the extremely low water level in the reservoir, which serves as the major drinking water source for the Utica region and also supplies water to the Erie Canal.

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In 2006, two years after Vedanta acquired the mine, the company dumped hazardous waste into the Kafue River, a major source of drinking water for the country, according to a lawsuit filed on behalf of 2,000 residents.

«The economic potential from the Marcellus Shale could provide a badly needed boost to the economy of the Southern Tier and even many environmentalists agree we want to produce more domestic natural gas that reduces the need for environmentally damaging fuel sources such as coal,» his campaign statement said, while adding, «Existing watersheds are sacrosanct, and Andrew Cuomo would not support any drilling that would threaten the state's major sources of drinking water.»

The major source of DBP exposure to the general population is via the food supply, followed by drinking water, soil, and ambient air.

Another major source of infection in human cases is drinking contaminated water.

The mountains in the region form the headwaters of several major river systems — including the Ganges, Mekong, Yangtze, and Yellow rivers — which serve as sources of drinking water and irrigation supplies for roughly 1.5 billion people.

Major food sources are under stress due to many factors, including lack of sea ice for marine mammals.150 Thawing of near - surface permafrost beneath lakes and ponds that provide drinking water cause food and water security challenges for villages.