Sentences with phrase «out of irrigation water»

I guess as long as they sell before we run out of irrigation water in 50 years.

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Nasal irrigation — sometimes called sinus washing or sinus rinsing — is the process of using salt water solution to clean mucus or allergens out of the sinuses.

If we choose the story of death, we will lose the land — to excessive chemical fertilizer, or by pumping out the water table for irrigation, perhaps.

As part of Nestlé Waters» ongoing efforts to improve the water efficiency of their operations, the company has implemented a number of conservation techniques and initiatives in their factories over the years, including reverse osmosis to better filter and reuse wastewater, advanced water mapping to more carefully manage the flow of water in and out of the plants, and xeriscaping to reduce supplemental irrigation on the grounds of each factory.

At different times he dashes into a field to cool off under an irrigation sprinkler, strips down and showers with a jug of drinking water as cars whiz past and climbs out to tinker with the roof speakers while the van is traveling at 25 mph.

He points out that the Amazon alone releases twenty billion tons of water into the atmosphere daily, providing free air - conditioning, free irrigation, free hydropower.

As Trout Unlimited's Denison points out, flood irrigation is just 35 percent efficient, meaning nearly two - thirds of the water taken out of the river is lost, and never gets used by the grasses it is meant to nourish.

The researchers believe that some of the increase comes from improvements in water conservation practices, though some was simply the result of inefficient irrigation, for example, water seeping out of unlined ditches into aquifers.

In the next three to five years, NMSU researchers and City of Albuquerque officials should find out if the subsurface drip irrigation system helped conserve water.

The lake and the Chari River, which flows out of it, constitute the most important water source in the region, and massive irrigation systemsbuilt by Niger, Nigeria, Cameroon and Chad, the nations that share the lakeare seriously draining it.

In hopes of getting around these barriers, members from many of these groups — including federal and state fisheries and wildlife agencies, water supply managers, irrigation districts, and environmental groups — came together in 2006 and began hammering out the Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP).

«The barrel is typically fitted with a spigot at its base to fill a watering can or attach a soaker hose (which bleeds out water all along its length, providing effortless drip irrigation), and a filter or screen at its top to prevent a buildup of leaves and other debris,» writes Davis.

They hoped the fighting would end foreign investors» plans for irrigation projects that would suck water out of the river and destroy their livelihoods.

Now Dr. Lounsbury brings her skills to Israel, which she points out is a leader in waste - water reuse, recycling approximately 86 % of its waste - water and using reclaimed waste - water for more than half of its irrigation needs.

They take 200 billion cubic tonnes of water out of the earth each year for irrigation.

Irrigation (which currently produces large quantities of fruit and vegetables and even rice) is dying out and water licenses being bought back by government.

The same guy that recently defended fracking in central Texas by pointing out how much water is wasted on residential lawn irrigation is today in Colorado outspending opponents of several local fracking initiatives by a 50 - 1 margin.

«Another aspect is that longer droughts might discourage planting altogether, possibly because farmers have run out of water for irrigation or money for seeds.»

If the subject were the social costs of flooding and rising sea levels, some here would be pointing out the importance of water for drinking, bathing, and irrigation, and how water is important for economic growth.

More irrigation water in the future may require agricultural expansion to help with food security whereas less water might mean the region moving out of agricultural altogether, decisions with major implications for investment in regional infrastructure.

Performing outdoor landscape irrigation audits which included testing sprinkler and drip irrigation systems to point out deficiencies, and creating a watering schedule for customers * Meeting customers at their homes and place of business to answer inquiries on water conservation measures and practices * Serves as an AMWC representative at community fairs or trade shows to promote water conservation * Assist Conservation Manager and GIS / IM Administrator with Excel and ArcGIS projects.