Sentences with phrase «other water withdrawals»
In practice, power plants have priority over other water withdrawals from the same source (usually a river), and when water is in short supply — e.g. in the Southeast right now — the demands of power generation are competing with municipal water supplies, irrigation, etc..
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Other human activites linked to seismic activity include hydraulic fracturing, in which a water mixture gets pumped underground to break up rocks and release gas, and fluid withdrawal, which can refer to the withdrawal of oil and gas, groundwater or hot water / steam for geothermal power, the USGS says.
«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.»
But the talk about water withdrawal is genuine, even if like other long - time - coming environmental and climate changes, the river will see plenty of seasonal ups and downs before and end comes.
Requiring the electric power industry to significantly reduce its water withdrawal / water use will be good for fish and other aquatic life...