Sentences with phrase «meet water demand»

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.

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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 enWater + 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 enWater 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 enwater 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 polluwater quality does not meet the demands of EUs Water Framework Directive, mainly due to phosphorus polluWater 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 repoWater 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 repowater 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 repowater 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.
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