Sentences with phrase «of water supplies in»

And while there is some evidence that fracking has contributed to the depletion of water supplies in drought - stricken Texas, a study by Carnegie Mellon University indicates the Marcellus region has plenty of water and, in most cases, an adequate system to regulate its usage.

Throughout Friday and Saturday, students, scientists, state and local officials, and area residents are exploring the ins and outs of the PFOA contamination of water supplies in Hoosick Falls, New York, and Bennington, Vermont.

Residents had been complaining after the city changed the source of its water supply in 2014, and one resident, believing that her concerns were being ignored, contacted and began collaborating with Edwards.

Based on a survey he conducted of 864 Kansans, Ternes discovered that well owners were significantly more aware of water supplies and water - related policies and agencies, including the Kansas Water Office, Groundwater Management Districts, and the Governor's Long - Term Vision for the Future of Water Supply in Kansas.

And then there's the serious potential for contamination of the water supply in areas being fracked.

Not exact matches

Through her charity, B Strong, she brought with her four chartered planes (and over 10 planes as of Wednesday) packed with tens of thousands of pounds of medical supplies, water, food, baby diapers and wipes, as well as $ 25,000 in cash gift cards, cash, and $ 30,000 in Costco gift cards.

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.

When you can stroll over to a tap whenever you like and help yourself to a glass of clear, cool water, it is hard to believe that one of the biggest business opportunities of the 21st century — and one of the best opportunities for business to give back to society — lies in supplying fresh water.

The state's snowpack reserves, which typically supply California's farmers and residents with roughly a third of their water, lingered at their lowest level in history in 2015.

Helping hand Global crafts dealer Priya Haji gives 10 percent of profits to suppliers» communities, which have invested in clean water projects and computer labs.

The Standing Rock Sioux tribe and environmental activists have been protesting construction of the 1,100 - mile (1,886 - km) pipeline in North Dakota for several months, saying it threatens the water supply and sacred sites.

And in Rosslyn, South Africa, BMW uses more than 70 solar collectors on its roof to supply most of the hot water it needs in its paint shop.

Water Corporation will spend $ 232 million to double the capacity of its water recycling plant in Craigie, which is designed to boost Perth's drinking water suppWater Corporation will spend $ 232 million to double the capacity of its water recycling plant in Craigie, which is designed to boost Perth's drinking water suppwater recycling plant in Craigie, which is designed to boost Perth's drinking water suppwater supplies.

Retailers of auto parts, home improvement supplies and all sorts of other goods have found that simply having knowledgeable salespeople who know how to replace the water pump in a ’95 Chevy will lure customers in and encourage them to buy.

For 44 years, Lehman's Hardware Store, in Kidron, Ohio, has supplied the town's agrarian natives with nonelectric tools of all sorts — gas refrigerators and battery - operated water pumps, for example.

We look at the availability of air travel in each state, the quality of the roads and bridges, the time it takes to commute to work and the supply of safe drinking water.

He also has a 10,000 gallon tank of water on his home's property that can serve as backup to the municipal water supply in emergencies.

Protest group Climate Direct Action said the move was in support of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, which has protested the construction of a separate $ 3.7 billion pipeline carrying oil from North Dakota to the U.S. Gulf Coast over fears of potential damage to sacred land and water supplies.

«Firefighters and relief workers are in need of safe, clean drinking water, and Anheuser - Busch is in a unique position to produce and ship emergency drinking water,» said Peter Kraemer, vice president of Supply for Anheuser - Busch.

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.

Through relief flights, the transportation of emergency supplies, airline employee volunteer efforts and fundraising programs facilitated through airline mileage programs, U.S. cargo and passenger carriers transported more than 4.5 million pounds of life - saving food, water and supplies, accommodated more than 6,500 evacuees, relocated hundreds of stranded pets and relaxed travel policies to more than 80 airports in the path of the hurricanes.

Aqua Ferre is a water solutions provider working across WA on projects to assist in resolving some of our water supply issues.

This might be a little late for Florida residents, but for people in the Carolinas and other places — and for future storms — here's some good advice: At the first sign of a possible major storm make sure your gas tank is full (it's always a good idea regardless of circumstances) and keep extra cases of bottled water and other emergency supplies in your house.

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

In the face of blistering criticism from both Florida senators that the federal government was cutting off food and water supplies to Puerto Rico, federal management officials said Wednesday that they will continue...

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.

A week ago, there were still towns in the interior of the island that hadn't received food and water supplies from the federal government.

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.

This fund will provide relief to survivors in the form of emergency supplies like food, water, and medicine in addition to longer - term recovery assistance to help residents recover and rebuild.

The idea was to move the buckets along the chain so that there was no break in the supply of water.

Social conflicts in Peru, principally focused on disruptions to water supplies, have resulted in the indefinite suspension of $ US 21.5 billion worth of mining projects since 2010, according to the Peruvian Institute of Economics.

Without a reliable, cost - effective and stable supply of water, its very existence is in jeopardy.

Federal workers there are still in emergency mode: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is still distributing food and water supplies; the Army Corps of Engineers is still picking up hurricane debris and installing blue roofs on damaged homes.

This project is critical to the future of Baghdad's oil industry as it will supply well injection water to six fields in southern Iraq to boost yields and slow depletion.

California's water supply levels were bolstered in March but still sit below normal, after several late winter storms increased snowpack and reservoir levels, according to the California Department of Water Resouwater supply levels were bolstered in March but still sit below normal, after several late winter storms increased snowpack and reservoir levels, according to the California Department of Water ResouWater Resources.

Last December, Toronto - based Centerra Gold Inc. shut down the mill at its Mount Milligan mine in British Columbia after anemic snowmelt runoff and an unexpected extreme cold snap froze the shallow supply of water in its tailing ponds.

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.

Something about the chemicals in the pill passing into the water stream and food supply and now maybe causing the up - tick in prostate cancers» So where can one read the Church's oncology study of this?

BTW, supplies of fresh water are limited in many areas of the world, many of them are muslim desert countries.

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...?

In New York State, the fracking area is dangerously close to the water supply, and the possibility of contamination is very real.

The U.S. can do something to alleviate this problem and, in the process, better prepare itself and the rest of the world to deal with their own water shortages: it can offer to finance a series of large desalination plants to greatly increase the supply of water in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.

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.

This, together with a few squares of cheesecloth, would provide a year's supply of potable water to each in need at a cost of less than $ 1 USD.

Samaritan's Purse took 200 - plus tons of supplies to the Caribbean in September, including cases of water, gas jugs, sturdy blue tarps, and the generators that ended up at Paz's clinics.

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.

In addition, too heavy reliance on irrigation, especially in arid and semiarid regions, threatens the supplies of underground wateIn addition, too heavy reliance on irrigation, especially in arid and semiarid regions, threatens the supplies of underground watein arid and semiarid regions, threatens the supplies of underground water.

The ONLY REAL SOLUTION to the overcrowding of areas like Gaza that does not result in war or death occuring is the colonization of planetary bodies like the Moon and Mercury both of which have more than ample supplies of water to create habitats for humans.

Dozens of Samaritan's Purse staff members are still working on the ground in St. Martin, where they have distributed food, water purification kits, and other supplies.

The same critical prophetic word appears in the same passage applied to Hezekiah's attention to the acute problem of the city's water supply in time of siege.