He noted that an increase in average temperature of even 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit across the Southwest as the result of climate change could compromise the Colorado River's ability to
meet the water demands of Nevada and six other states, as well as that of the Hoover Dam.
In many delta areas, there has been a lot of groundwater extraction to
meet the water demands of the expanding populations who live there.
Not exact matches
Drinking
water is a vital need of Hurricane Harvey victims, but
meeting this
demand has not been without controversy.
Water + Energy > Fresh Water Production Creating new freshwater sources using renewably powered wastewater treatment and desalinisation offer a crucial opportunity to meet the demand for fresh water while providing new and essential markets for clean en
Water + Energy > Fresh
Water Production Creating new freshwater sources using renewably powered wastewater treatment and desalinisation offer a crucial opportunity to meet the demand for fresh water while providing new and essential markets for clean en
Water Production Creating new freshwater sources using renewably powered wastewater treatment and desalinisation offer a crucial opportunity to
meet the
demand for fresh
water while providing new and essential markets for clean en
water while providing new and essential markets for clean energy.
A proposed pipeline would funnel Lake Powell
water 140 miles to a growing region of Utah, but opponents question if imported
water for the beleaguered Colorado is the best way to
meet demand.4 months ago
The $ 30m in funding will allow Harmless Harvest to support its growth initiatives including increasing and optimizing its sustainable production capacity in Thailand, as well as raising brand awareness and expanding geographic distribution to
meet growing consumer
demand for refrigerated premium coconut
water.
Elvax ® - based applications also
meet growing market
demand for halogen - free and plasticizer - free liners in metal crowns used in bottling
water and carbonated soft drinks.
Plus, if we actually looked at the ripple effect of ramping up coconut production in the world to
meet a growing
demand for the oils / milks /
waters, I wonder if it would look as miraculous.
«Customers are purchasing a wide variety of
water options and as the category continues to increase in popularity we will respond to
meet our customers
demands in the space.»
Commonwealth Environmental
Water Portfolio Management Plan: Macquarie River Valley 2017 - 18 sets intentions for 2017 — 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term flow regime to
meet environmental
demands, documenting what has occurred in the previous three years and considering the implications of 2017 — 18 intentions for
demands in future years.
Commonwealth Environmental
Water Portfolio Management Plan: Lachlan River 2017 - 18 sets intentions for 2017 - 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term flow regime to
meet environmental
demands, documenting what has occurred in the previous three years and considering the implications of 2017 - 18 intentions for
demands in future years.
In addition to the volume released from Hume Dam, return flows and the Commonwealth's 151 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border to
meet environmental
demands in the Lower River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes and Coorong, and provide suitable habitat conditions (both salinity and
water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.
In addition to this volume released from Hume Dam and the volume approved for the Coorong, return flows and the Commonwealth's 134 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border for
meeting environmental
demands in the Lower River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes Coorong and providing suitable habitat conditions (salinity and
water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.
Commonwealth Environmental
Water Portfolio Management Plan: Northern Unregulated Rivers 2017 - 18 identifies intentions for use in 2017 ‑ 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term flow regime to
meet environmental
demands, documenting what has occurred in previous years and considering the implications of 2017 ‑ 18 intentions for
demands in future years.
Commonwealth Environmental
Water Portfolio Managment Plan: Victorian Rivers in the Murray - Darling Basin 2017 - 18 sets intentions for 2017 — 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term flow regime to
meet environmental
demands.
However, the CEWH is currently investigating how purchasing
water allocations could help
meet environmental
demands and objectives.
The National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia recently highlighted that Australia's food and grocery industry is «at a crossroads» as population - driven
demand grows faster than food production, pointing to challenges ahead for sustainable development.1
Water is one of the most significant and increasingly scarce resources that producers need to
meet this
demand.
It will enable Nestle to capture that share of the market inside the state, which would necessitate them using even more
water to
meet the new increased
demand, resulting from the larger market share.
The additions are expected to
meet the
demands of a growing population and will allow the towns to limit or remove summer
water restrictions.
However, rising
water scarcity — made worse by climate change — could impact the Indian manufacturing sector's future ability to
meet Chinese consumer
demand.
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission's announcement of an increase in electricity and
water tariffs by 59.2 % and 67.2 % respectively, forced the
meeting between government and organized labor which
demanded a reduction.
Following the Iranian government's refusal to
meet any of the UK's
demands, foreign secretary Margaret Beckett said the government was today choosing to increase diplomatic pressure by releasing data proving HMS Cornwall was in Iraqi
waters.
«This sort of investment, and more of it, is the only way way that our public drinking
water stays safe, our waterways become better places to swim, boat and fish, and our energy
demands get
met sustainably.»
Fed up with the seeming inaction of their local and state government, or in this case the adults, the students of Hoosick Falls High School held an emergency
meeting to
demand that Governor Cuomo help them find a reliable safe source of drinking
water, that did not come in a plastic bottle.
«To
meet drinking
water standards, a second well must be located, which is capable of exceeding the designed maximum daily
demand when the primary well is out of service.»
Rainfall shifts caused by climate change plus the escalating
water demands of a growing world population threaten society's ability to
meet its mounting needs.
Meeting societal
demands for safe and secure food and
water requires scientists to engage in dialogue with myriad publics, including policy makers, farmers,
water resource managers, and everyday consumers.
«The prospect of using metal - organic frameworks for sustainable
water filtration is incredibly exciting from a public - good perspective, while delivering a better way of extracting lithium ions to
meet global
demand could create new industries,» said Anita Hill, CSIRO's chief scientist.
He believes it could also play a role in a future large - scale hydrogen generator, which would collect the energy from sunlight in huge fields and then run that electric current through
water to produce vast amounts of hydrogen to
meet, for example, the
demand from a future fleet of hydrogen - powered vehicles.
The ability to
meet this
demand is at risk as
water is increasingly under threat from climate change and population growth.
For example,
meeting growing
demand by finding a new source of
water or by building a new dam in a place like California could cost up to 60 cents per cubic meter of
water.
The Loa surface and groundwater system supplies the great majority of
water used in the region, and
meets much of the municipal and agricultural
demands.
«Additionally, mines may become larger, deeper, and more extensive, surface
water reservoir impoundments more common, and buildings on larger scales could be built to
meet a growing world population and resource
demand,» he said.
«SLM is defined as a knowledge - based procedure that helps integrate land,
water, biodiversity, and environmental management (including input and output externalities) to
meet rising food and fiber
demands while sustaining ecosystem services and livelihoods.
Despite its fruitful adaptations, the crop has gotten its share of flack for consuming precious
water and nutrient resources, especially as its acreage has increased to
meet biofuel and animal feed
demands.
«The permeability of biofabrics may appeal to growers without drip irrigation who rely on rainfall or sprinkler irrigation to
meet crop
water demands,» they added.
«Hydrogen (H2) produced from
water splitting by an electrochemical process, called
water electrolysis, has been considered to be a clean and sustainable energy resource to replace fossil fuels and
meet the rising global energy
demand, since
water is both the sole starting material and byproduct when clean energy is produced by converting H2 back to
water,» the researchers wrote.
«In 40 % of Europe's lakes the
water quality does not meet the demands of EUs Water Framework Directive, mainly due to phosphorus pollu
water quality does not
meet the
demands of EUs
Water Framework Directive, mainly due to phosphorus pollu
Water Framework Directive, mainly due to phosphorus pollution.
Even if the Southern Nevada
Water Authority meets its 20 percent conservation target by 2035, in that time the demand for water will still grow to the point where there will be essentially no surplus available in case of drought or other spikes in water use, Ahmad repo
Water Authority
meets its 20 percent conservation target by 2035, in that time the
demand for
water will still grow to the point where there will be essentially no surplus available in case of drought or other spikes in water use, Ahmad repo
water will still grow to the point where there will be essentially no surplus available in case of drought or other spikes in
water use, Ahmad repo
water use, Ahmad reported.
The U.S. West is particularly vulnerable to
water stress, for two reasons: 1) the differences between average
demand and average supply are relatively small, so slight shifts in either supplies or
demands can trigger stress, and 2) Western
water users have long relied on imported and stored
water to supplement natural supplies, in order to
meet demands.
With the world population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, engineers and scientists are looking for ways to
meet the increasing
demand for food without also increasing the strain on natural resources, such as
water and energy — an initiative known as the food -
water - energy nexus.
Author Nikolaos Ntoulas explained that although turfgrasses
meet the three requirements of plants recommended for use in urban environments (aesthetics, function, and recreation), these grasses have seldom been evaluated on extensive green roofs due to their high
water demands.
That «could translate into a drop in
water supply for
meeting irrigation
demands and adversely impact hydropower operations at reservoirs,» the Interior Department said recently.
Peru's largest cities are on the arid west side of the Andes, and
water systems are already insufficient to
meet the growing
demand spurred by migration.
More food needs to be produced that has to come from yield increase and smart
water use to
meet future
demand.
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...
Aesthetic
demands meant the surface
water drainage for the blocked walkways had to be as unobtrusive as possible yet fully
meet the drainage requirement; this was achieved by installing Hauraton RECYFIX ® STANDARD SLOTTED CHANNELS fitted with symmetrical galvanised steel covers.
This stabilized soil or mud frequently is high in decaying organic matter and therefore deficient in oxygen, and the
water can not supply sufficient quantities of oxygen to
meet the roots»
demands.
The new infrastructure will
meet all modern code requirements for fire protection flow
demands and potable
water quality and storage.
Our services have evolved to
meet our customers
demand and now include snorkeling, various
water activities and island tours.