Sentences with phrase «of water supplies by»

«This rollback will mean more asthma and other breathing disorders associated with air pollution, more contamination of water supplies by residue from mining fossil fuels and more money wasted on infrastructure for a dying energy industry,» Francis said.

Commonwealth environmental water was delivered in conjunction with approximately 110 gigalitres of water supplied by the New South Wales Government.

In Mustapha the Plaintiff claimed to suffer psychological injury due finding flies in a bottle of water supplied by Culligan.

Approximately a sixth of the water supplied by Thames Water to domestic and commercial customers in London comes from the River Lee.

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St. Louis - based Anheuser - Busch, the largest U.S. brewer, said earlier this month it had cut its water use by 32 per cent in the last five years by sponsoring preservation initiatives in water basins critical to its breweries, and by installing U.S. Department of Agriculture real - time weather and crop water - use data meters on suppliers» farms.

The cost to developers of connecting a subdivision or development to water supply infrastructure will be reduced by nearly 50 per cent from next month.

Work has commenced on a new $ 124.6 million advanced water recycling plant at Craigie, which could supply up to 20 per cent of Perth's drinking water needs by 2060.

Now a thriving local startup, Pipeguard, which was founded by a small team of MIT students, could keep as much as 20 percent of the world's drinking water supply from getting lost — and prevent global crises like the catastrophic water shortage in South Africa.

Oil companies operating in Mexico's deep waters must use national suppliers for 8 percent of the projects by 2025, the government said on Tuesday, a relatively low rate meant to Continue Reading

At the same time, emergency supplies of bottled water, cots, medicines have been purchased by the Government and planes chartered to fly them in the country.

In - kind donations of pet supplies included items such as food and water bowls, kitty litter, pet beds, collars and leashes, all trucked into neighborhoods hit particularly hard by Harvey and Irma, with help from animal welfare agency Rescue Bank.

As of September 28, just over a week after Maria struck Puerto Rico, clean water, food, and fuel for generators were still hard to come by, most cell phone sites were out of service, and emergency officials struggled to distribute supplies throughout the island of 3.4 million people.

Residents of the area drive to the pipes to bathe because they were left without water supplies by the damage.

Spurred by the industrial revolution, a small group of entrepreneurs saw the need to distribute clean, abundant water supplies to local communities.

So when he heard that Saddam Hussein was punishing a group of so - called «Marsh Arabs» — rebels who made their living along the wetland's islands — by cutting off their water supply and draining the marshes, he went back to Iraq to do something about it.

What did the revolts brought to the people in those countries any thing other than continuos unending revolts and demonstrations scarcity of essential commodities and products adding to the sky high prices... While other essential needs such as electricity power supply, water, gas, diesel, petrol are being used as a pressure tool by the opposition or the ruling party to keep people mad on the streets rather than going home seeing to their daily living making and minding their own businesses... but what business will continue with such chaos and disorder...?

Only 15 percent of the water supply was allocated to the Palestinians; the other 85 percent is used either by Jewish settlers, who constitute less than 10 percent of the population, or by Israel.

Most of the remaining 1 percent of the earth's water supply is found in underground aquifers which are recharged by rainwater seeping through the soil.

We now know that nature can not take care of itself, that human beings can degrade it not only locally but globally, that the species God created and saved from the flood are threatened by human expansion into their habitats, destruction of their food supplies, pollution of their air and water, and excessive hunting and fishing.

However — aside from the fact that, according to the World Health Organization, 80 per cent of all disease in the world is related to water supplies and that some diseases are significantly increased by irrigation — the technology of irrigation is itself a tricky business.

This was thought by some to be another seasonal myth describing the death and resurrection of the vegetation god, but the myth is not tied to an annual cycle and is much more concerned with the threat of periods of drought and the way to ensure the supply of the lifegiving water on which men, animals and all vegetation alike depend.

For example, the water from the Sea of Galilee has been diverted for Israeli agricultural use in the Negev while West Bank residents now rely for some 60 per cent of their water on supplies controlled by Israel, which has prevented the digging or repairing of wells by residents in the occupied territories.

This helps the company secure supplies of agricultural raw materials it requires, as well as having a positive impact on society by supporting rural development, water conservation, and food security.

The Bathurst Regional Council recycle system, installed by Ted Wilson & Sons of Blayney using equipment supplied by CST Wastewater Solutions, recovers and disinfects the filter backwash water at the plant.

Organic agriculture protects the health of people and the planet by reducing overall exposure to toxic chemicals from synthetic pesticides that can end up in the ground, air, water and food supply, and that are associated with health consequences, from asthma to cancer.

The Menindee Lakes are currently being managed by the New South Wales Department of Primary Industries — Water to conserve the currently limited water supply for local towns, water users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling RWater to conserve the currently limited water supply for local towns, water users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling Rwater supply for local towns, water users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling Rwater users and the environment of the regulated Lower Darling River.

By purchasing the land surrounding Vail RCWD News Release 2 Lake, the District is seeking to protect the quality of its water supplies and enhance the reliability of those supplies.

2025 GOAL: Improve the water - use efficiency of our direct agricultural supply chain by 15 % in high - water - risk * sourcing areas, a volume approximately equivalent to the entire water use of all PepsiCo direct operations

Coming Soon — check back for a list of suppliers that have been registered by the Corrugated Packaging Alliance (CPA) as having their Coatings and / or Treated Containerboard certified according to the test protocols of the Voluntary Standard For Repulping and Recycling Corrugated Fiberboard Treated to Improve Its Performance in the Presence of Water and Water Vapor.

• Source our iconic ingredients sustainably; • Improve the livelihoods of small farmers who grow McCormick's iconic herbs and spices; • Champion equality for women and people of color through supplier diversity programs, educational programs and employee focused initiatives; • Reduce the company's environmental impact by lowering our carbon footprint, decreasing water use, reducing solid waste and developing sustainable packaging innovations.

By way of illustration, the NSW Office of Water says the cost of applying for water supply works approval ranges from $ 2257 to $ Water says the cost of applying for water supply works approval ranges from $ 2257 to $ water supply works approval ranges from $ 2257 to $ 5889.

Secondly, the messages delivered by all keynote speakers were uncompromising in their honest presentation of the reality that if Australia wants to have a secure food supply — and above all one based on a healthy diet, produced in ways that restore rather than further degrade soil, water tables and ecosystems — then business as usual is simply not an option.

The handling of water in general, with irrigation supplies needs to be closely observed by both growers and government.»

supply measures to offset the Basin Plan water recovery target of 2,750 GL by 2019, using the SDL Adjustment Mechanism;

Highlights of these 2025 goals include McCormick's commitments to: — Source 100 percent of branded iconic ingredients sustainably; — Improve the livelihoods of 90 percent of smallholder farmers who grow McCormick's iconic herbs and spices; — Champion equality for women and people of color in leadership, and empower women farmers across the company's supply chain; and — Reduce the company's environmental impact by lowering its carbon footprint, decreasing water use, reducing solid waste and developing sustainable packaging innovations.

Crop insurance provides growers with protection against crop production losses caused by drought, hail, excessive moisture, earthquake, fire, wildlife, failure of irrigation water supply or insects and plant disease (unless control measures have been insufficiently or improperly applied).

We tipped her daily with toiletries and supplies hard to come by in Cuba, and she kept our mini-fridge stocked with tons of bottled water, pop and beer — which we enjoyed on our balcony once baby was asleep!

The main reasons not to are: it will quickly fill them up, and water doesn't contain any of the vital nutrients supplied by milk or formula.

Actually, the objective of this is that the uterus has to be primed for the potential pregnancy, by supplying food and water.

Our goal is to «rehydrate the landscape» by increasing the amount of rainfall that is absorbed into the ground to recharge water supplies and feed headwater streams.»

Information for the submission was drawn from Baby Milk Action (marketing of breastmilk substitutes, water pumping in São Lourenço, Brazil), International Labor Rights Forum (child slavery and labour in the cocoa supply chain, Labour rights abuses in Colombia), Union of Filipro Employees (Labour rights abuses in the Philippines), Corporate Accountability International (Conflicts with communities over water resources), Attac Switzerland (Spying on campaign organisations), with additional information drawn from Food Inc. published by the UK Food Group (reference in the submission, treatment of dairy and coffee farmers).

The process of sterilizing bottles (removing all microbial growth, typically by heating or boiling) dates back to when safe water supplies were not standard in this country and is a largely antiquated practice now.

I've since found out they offer freeze pops (sugar, water, food coloring) as a form of hydration, occasionally substitute her afternoon snack with «Special Treats» when they're doing a group activity like watching a movie, vanilla wafers... as early as 9:30 am, donut holes when supplied by a generous parent who tends to do it nearly weekly, and then birthday and holiday party treats (which I knew about but have concerns about frequency and being informed when it's happening so I can adjust her other meals accordingly).

Iron supplements are typically added by four to six months of age, and depending on your water supply, the doctor may recommend a fluoride supplement at six months.

Nestlé is also criticised over its appropriation of community water supplies and attempts to improve its image by sponsoring events such as the London Marathon and Los Angeles Marathon.

C) The vast majority of fluoride added to water supplies is wasted, since over 99 % of tap water is not actually consumed by a human being.

When you Bonsai a tree seedling, by limiting its supply of water, air and sun and doing all kinds of technical things to it, you can dwarf it into a miniature of its natural size.

Half a cupful of borage leaf tea, made by steeping a spoonful of herbs in a cup of water for a few minutes, taken two or three times a day will ensure an abundant supply of milk, act as a mild laxative, and soothe jangled nerves.

When we drink water, it helps by washing some acids out of our mouths and it also supplies fluoride, which protects against decay.»

It was launched in Pakistan in 1999, following a series of seminars organised by Nestlé PR company that suggested urban water supplies were contaminated and other bottled water tainted.