Sentences with phrase «natural flow of water»

Usually used at time of peak demand or shortage Using river flow Uses the natural flow of water of a river to turn the turbine to generate electricity.

For his project with Mercer Union, Frelin took over public bathrooms, using duct - tape to redirect the natural flow of water from running sinks to urinals and toilets.

Collectively, these works embody the Eastern concept of «surrendering naturally,» akin to the natural flow of water.

It may be that the Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams have altered the river's ecosystem beyond the point where regulating the flow of water through the dams is going to achieve anything like the natural flow of water that existed before them.

In a housing community, the amount of water released into streams must be carefully controlled so as to equal the natural flow of water.

Not exact matches

Your house washed away because that is the natural result of two fathoms of water flowing against a frame house.

Additionally, Commonwealth environmental water supported the manipulation of weir pool water levels at Locks 8 and 9 to provide wetlands permanently connected to weir pools with more natural patterns of inundation and drying sequences, assist in inundating creeks and anabranches that normally receive water only during higher flow conditions (such as Mulcra Island) and provide hydraulic variability within the river channel.

The watering resulted in the water level rising by up to 1.5 metres between Willandra Weir and Booligal with smaller water level rises occurring between Booligal and the Great Cumbung Swamp, with the integrity of the flow preserved with natural patterns of flow occurring as the water moved through the system.

«For many years, the natural water flows of these wetland areas have been interrupted by river regulation and concrete weirs.

In 2017 - 18, Commonwealth environmental water will continue to build on the positive responses of vegetation from past environmental watering and natural flows; and provide habitat and recruitment opportunities for waterbirds, native fish, turtles and frogs.

The real value of environmental water during wet conditions lies in its ability to extend the duration of larger natural flows in order to restore the variability in flows that once existed around big floods.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office can (and does) use environmental water to extend the duration of high natural flows in order to deliver better environmental outcomes (e.g. bird and fish breeding) but always and only if there are no detrimental impacts on people and propWater Office can (and does) use environmental water to extend the duration of high natural flows in order to deliver better environmental outcomes (e.g. bird and fish breeding) but always and only if there are no detrimental impacts on people and propwater to extend the duration of high natural flows in order to deliver better environmental outcomes (e.g. bird and fish breeding) but always and only if there are no detrimental impacts on people and property.

During spring in 2016 - 17, a small volume of Commonwealth environmental water contributed to increasing river connectivity in the Mehi River and Carole Creek during a large natural flow event.

Our long - term intervention monitoring (LTIM) researchers are well placed to understand and report on the benefits of natural flows (as distinct from environmental water flows) and how we might mimic similar conditions through environmental water delivery to stimulate future events.

What triggers a translucent flow is specific to rules that apply to individual storages, but what they have in common is, when a storage has reached a certain capacity, a small amount of water is allowed to flow through river systems to replicate a natural response to rainfall.

The Thompson campaign has pointed out throughout the city comptroller's run for mayor that he has worked hard on environmental efforts, including attempting to stop natural gas drilling within or near the city's upstate watershed, which provides drinking water to the city's residents; calling for the preservation of wildlife space in the Ridgewood Reservoir; and issuing a report documenting the impact of airport congestion at the city's three major airports; and the rise in airport runoff, especially the flow from Kennedy Airport into marshes in Jamaica Bay.

A pulse flow is a surge of water that periodically flows through a river — normally as the result of natural events such as spring storms or melting snow.

This decreases natural storm runoff during high - flow winter months while contributing proportionately more water to streamflows during the drier months that make up about 80 percent of the region's calendar year.

Whitewater Kayaking Since the 2000 Olympics, the whitewater kayaking event has moved from natural rivers to artificial courses in which the water's speed and flow, the height of waves, and the obstacles can all be adjusted.

There are two primary ways to achieve «environmental flows» of water necessary to sustain river ecosystems, write Mike Acreman, of the UK's Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, and colleagues in a review published this month in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment: controlled releases like the recent experiment on the Colorado that are designed with specific objectives for ecology and ecosystem services in mind and hands - off policies that minimize or reverse alterations to the natural flow of the river.

The research by hydrogeologists at The University of Texas at Austin, which appears in the May 11 edition of the journal Nature Geoscience, shows for the first time that virtually every drop of water coursing through 311,000 miles (500,000 kilometers) of waterways in the Mississippi River network goes through a natural filtering process as it flows to the Gulf of Mexico.

Hawkings and his collaborators spent three months in 2012 and 2013 gathering water samples and measuring the flow of water from the 600 - square - kilometer (230 - square - mile) Leverett Glacier and the smaller, 36 - square - kilometer (14 - square - mile) Kiattuut Sermiat Glacier in Greenland as part of a Natural Environment Research Council - funded project to understand how much phosphorus, in various forms, was escaping from the ice sheet over time and draining into the sea.

Renewable energy (sources) or RES capture their energy from existing flows of energy, from on - going natural processes, such as sunshine, wind, flowing water, biological processes, and geothermal heat flows.

These geographic shifts will keep the wine flowing, but may bring new pressures on wildlife and other natural resources such as water, says climatologist Lee Hannah of Conservation International's Moore Center for Ecosystem Science and Economics.

«The equations derived from our analysis can be used by water resources managers to better predict how a proposed water withdrawal or other alteration to natural stream flow will affect the health of downstream fish populations.»

And that is an underestimate of the amount of brine, fracking fluid and other contaminated water that flows back up a well along with the natural gas or oil, because it is based on incomplete data from state governments gathered in 2007.

The water is injected under high pressure into a wellbore to fracture deep rock formations in order to release the flow of natural gas and petroleum in a process call hydraulic fracturing.

Many of the building's features also conserve energy, from a lighting system with sensors that allow for maximizing the use of natural light to waterless urinals and low - flow dual - flush toilets that conserve water.

Children test a variety of natural Earth surfaces to see which allows water to flow through the fastest.

It majorly includes the various aspects such as flow, density, water level, channels, etc., which are essential in figuring out a lot of natural and environmental factors.

«The updated Fresh Flow II Fountain provides a natural flow of filtered water, which may be an inherent preference for many pets.»

In that technique, the natural elasticity of the urethra under forceful urine flow is used to allow small stones present in the cat's bladder to make their way out via the urethra — much like a water balloon jet increases the diameter of the balloon's neck when you squirt someone at a party.

In freshwater applications, they are best employed in rheophilic habitats where the fish need a constant unidirectional flow of water to simulate their natural ecosystems — for example, the Congo (Zaire) River and the up - stream habitats of the Asian hillstream regions.

This harmony is achieved through an awareness of energy flow, the balance of the natural elements of wood, fire, earth, water and metal, the correct placement of objects in an interior space and the balance of yin and yang (masculine and feminine, light and dark).

Tegenungan Waterfall Tegenungan Waterfall one of many tourist places and destination, is unique for it lush green surrounding and heavy water flow, perfect for swimming and enjoying for the fresh water, Natural scenery around.

• Flowing from the ground at a natural temperature of 42 °C, the waters are free of all chemicals and have never been physically treated to alter their natural constitution.

This forms a natural stone bridge over 1,000 feet long, above which are a series of natural, turquoise - colored pools of pure spring water, streaming downriver in a steady flow.

The United States Geological Survey determined that these springs have a remarkably uniform rate of temperature and flow and are unaffected by changes of the seasons — their waters are natural body temperature all year and flow at the astounding rate of 1,700,000 gallons per day.

But visitors must pay careful attention to the day's tide tables; when the water is at its highest, the hot spring flow has little impact on the ocean's natural temperature (and the shape of the rock barrier can occasionally lead to dangerously rough waves).

Belize boasts a remarkable cave system that offers the traveler an opportunity to view these natural wonders formed over millions of years by the ebb and flow of water over limestone.

Ps — the folks @ the nusa dua bar and grill are the good guys, same with the local warungs at pantai Geger (and the seaweed farmers) The Hotel MULIA has breeched the 100 metre Law, and developed up to the waters edge and beyond with ungly man made creek (that stops public access to the beach)..., for their stormwater??? drain into the ocean and an ugly unatural rock groyne to keep the natural flow of sand away from their septic / rancid manmade creek

A lot about the London daily life got to me... the commute to work, the sombre week day faces, the loathing look received if you dare to smile at one of these sombre faces, the lack of sunshine, the lack of nature, having to go sit by the brown flow of the Thames to get my fix of natural water....

The artists» newest series of paintings entitled Hirari Hirari, which translates from Japanese as the sound or movement of a petal, leaf or feather slowly falling, is inspired by kimonos given to Kawasaki by her mother and draws from natural motifs such as flowers, birds, and flowing lines found in wind and water.

In others, the nets appear as flowing and natural as lilies across the surface of water.

Artist Statement «Utah?s 1st National Monument?s name, natural bridge, is formed through erosion by water flowing in the bed of the canyon and gravity helping to collapse rock walls until the...

Indeed, the aim of all Chinese landscape painters through the ages, has been to try to distill the essence of these freest of natural elements, mountains and still or flowing water.

I let the shape of the panel dictate a way in which the materials might mimic processes of the natural world, the flow of lava, the weight of water, and the compression and subduction of the earth.

Problems with the paper include no indication of the time scale for this natural leakage (hundreds of millions of years), lack of a transport mechanism (production from the Marcellus would lower the pressure and cause flow into the Marcellus, not out of it), and no discussion about whether the Marcellus contains enough free water to migrate in the first place (water saturation in the Marcellus is so low so that water is not available to leak).

I am sure you will find a more natural solution of this flow of water from glaciers — estimated not less than 3000 feet thick — in the suggestion first made by Professor James Thomson, and subsequently proved by his brother, Professor W. Thomson, that the freezing point of water is lowered by the effect of pressure 0.23 ° Fahr., or about a quarter of a degree for each additional atmosphere of pressure.

Seaver South reopens after major renovation, which includes significant increase of natural lighting, low - flow water fixtures, and upgraded electrical, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems.