Sentences with phrase «meet local water supply»

As they grow, local communities are increasingly concerned about development proposals on valuable natural resources as well as how to meet local water supply permitting and stormwater management regulations.

Not exact matches

As the Americares response team on the ground identified needs in affected communities, the organization coordinated and worked with its network of local health centers, free clinics and response partners in Texas, meeting requests for water, medications and supplies with emergency deliveries.

Vermont environmental officials will hold meetings Tuesday to provide the latest information to Bennington - area residents about the PFOA contamination of local water supplies and the ongoing response.

Then they examine the supply and demand issues around their local water source (s), and they meet a hydrogeologist who introduces students to some of the issues around the sustainability of...

Be installed on a home site that meets established local standards for site suitability and has adequate water supply and sewage disposal facilities available

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.

Apart from relying upon imported freshwater and local yield as well as seawater (for flushing) to meet its demand needs, Hong Kong has been exploiting reclaimed water, recycled grey water (including rainwater) and desalinated water in order to enhance the sources of its water supply infrastructure.