Sentences with phrase «many smaller dams»

Iranian hackers infiltrated the computer system at a small dam in a quiet village 20 miles from New York City in 2013, according to a report on Monday.

Initially the smaller dams were built in the mountains, but in 1958 Vice Premier Tan Zhenlin decreed that the dam building should be extended into the plains of China.

Luckily, I have formed a small dam of napkins around my chin so I can finish typing without the incessant dripping sounds.

The grower can control the spread of water in sloping gardens with small dams made from soil or sections of two - by - fours.

«I can report that 320 small dams and dugout sites in 64 districts, in the northern part of the country, have been earmarked for development,» he said / He added:» Additionally, 192 will be evaluated in 2018 for development there.»

To facilitate the provision of community - owned and managed small - scale irrigation facilities especially in northern Ghana, the Ministry identified 192 small dams and dugouts in 64 districts for development under the «One - Village - One Dam» initiative beginning 2018.

He said the number is part of the total of 320 small dams and dug - outs planned to be constructed in 64 districts in northern Ghana as part of the government's One - District - One - Dam project.

President Akufo - Addo says the government will commence processes to construct 192 small dams in various selected districts of the country from 2018.

«I can report that 320 small dams and dugout sites in 64 districts, in the northern part of the country, have been earmarked for development.

The president, Nana Akufo - Addo who gave the keynote address at the 33rd Farmers» Day celebration in Kumasi on December 1, 2017 said that in line with the government's target of promoting all - year - round cropping, 320 small dams and dugout in 64 districts in the Northern Region have been earmarked to be developed under the One - Village - One - Dam project.

Iranian hackers infiltrated the control system of a small dam less than 20 miles from New York City two years ago, sparking concerns that reached to the White House, according to former and current U.S. officials and experts familiar with the previously undisclosed incident.

Farms and cities siphon most of the river's water before it reaches Mexico, but on March 23, under a binational agreement, U.S. and Mexican officials unleashed an eight - week «pulse flow» from a small dam on the border to help restore the delta.

Building small dams in small places doesn't help you with that.»

In order to mitigate the detrimental effects of small dams, there is a «need for comprehensive planning of low - impact energy development.»

As streams, rivers and watersheds absorb more small dams, however, surprisingly few scientific studies have considered their environmental impact, and policies or regulations are lacking or largely inconsistent.

After evaluating data from the field, hydrological models, and Environmental Impact Assessment reports about the small dams, Kibler and Tullos concluded that impacts of the small dams exceeded those of large dams on nine of the 14 characteristics they studied.

For example, many of the small dams investigated in the new study were supported by the Kyoto Protocol, a 1997 agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The researchers say more research is needed to understand the cumulative effects of many small dams on the landscape, especially given the rapid pace of development.

For every large hydroelectric dam, 10 small dams exist.

Small dams in China «often lack sufficient enforcement of environmental regulations» because they are «left to the jurisdiction of the province,» said Guy Ziv, lead scientist for the Natural Capital Project, an organization which develops tools to assess and quantify natural resources, and a researcher for the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford University.

These factors have been long - studied for large dams, yet have been largely ignored for small dams — especially considering the potential cumulative effects of many small dams in a single river system.

Their study, showing that more methane than previously believed bubbles out of the water behind small dams, appears in ACS» journal Environmental Science & Technology.

Maeck's team decided to take a look at methane releases from the water impoundments behind smaller dams that store water less than 50 feet deep.

The thousands of small dams — which powered mills, forges and other industry — changed the water table, altering the plants growing nearby and eventually changing the landscape from wetlands to deeply incised, quickly flowing streams.

In surveying Kansas» streams and rivers, the researchers discovered numerous small dams that do not allow enough habitat for the fish to complete their reproductive cycles.

These might include small dams in the headlands or working with farmers to build embankments around fields to store water during the winter months when cattle are housed indoors.»

A small dam in M'bé near Bouaké, Côte d'Ivoire represents the inspiring story of unsung heroes who helped more than 300 farming households survive a difficult time when they had little hope.

Zinwa will also use the ZITF platform to give an update to stakeholders and stand visitors regarding the ongoing Command Water Harvesting Programme in which the authority is drilling boreholes and assisting in the construction of weirs and repair of small dams that serve rural communities around Zimbabwe.

Dam realities: Scientists in the Division of Biology explore how small dams in Kansas streams disrupt native fishes

Today, there is also a growing interest in small hydro facilities such as small dams that generate less than 10 megawatts of power and pumped storage hydroelectric plants.

Our latest came from a big sire at 28 ″ and a very small dam, maybe 20 ″.

smaller dams and tiny weirs divide and re divide the streams, regulating the cascades of water in a series of waterfalls and pipes that ensure the furthest field receive their life giving supply.

The house is located on the banks of a small dam and offers accommodation in 3 double bedrooms.

The block is externally fenced and there is a small dam in the middle of the cottages.

The duplex overlooks a pretty small dam, popular with weavers and water birds and is close to the Club house...

McBest Guest House is situated in the tranquil town of Ermelo in Mpumalanga, set in picturesque surroundings with lush gardens, trees, and a small dam.

The enclosed patio looks out over the garden with a small dam.

Kloof cottage nestles in the mountain folds and is situated next to a small dam with a natural overflow.

The outdoor fire pit is great for a group gathering and the veranda overlooking the small dam and has enough space for long, lazy weekend lunches.

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A tea garden, laid out paths, picnic areas, benches, a herbarium, a nursery, a small dam and medicinal mount are all there for guests» enjoyment.

While in the Peace Corp, Rich helped dozens of villages, in Sakolnakorn Province, design and build infrastructure projects such as small dams and spillways.

Because of the long exposure time required to make this photograph, the water rushing over a small dam appears as a glassy blur.

A couple years ago we covered the proposed Xayaburi dam on the Mekong River in Laos, to be located north of the capital Vientiane — specifically how the mega dam could disrupt the Mekong ecosystem, and how smaller dams on tributaries of the river could produce more power with lower environmental impact.

As an aside, I'd love to see an increase in the small - scale harnessing of hydo - electricity by Power Companies, or by anyone else — there's such an older small Pacific Power plant right up the road from me which has a small dam about 1200 ′ higher, actually located in a Wilderness Area — the original Wilderness boundaries were expanded a little.

By slowing the runoff during the brief rainy season, these small dams nourish vegetation, crucial in slowing the growth of arid lands.

There are tens of thousands of additional small dams that fall through the cracks of our national inventory.

Although there is a net trend toward dam decommissioning in the United States, most of these removals have been small dams, and the global number of removals is more than offset by recent increases in dam construction (O'Connor et al. 2015).

Not exact matches

Think of Kinder Morgan's Trans - Mountain Pipeline from Edmonton to refineries and terminals in B.C. and Washington and branch lines carrying heartland oil to the Gulf Coast operated by Enbridge and ExxonMobil as small leaks in the great oil dam.

They created small model reservoirs, proving that hydroelectric dams released greenhouse gases and caused mercury to increase in fish.