None of these would involve any changes to
river flows all water would move through tunnels and changes in lake levels would be modest.
Not exact matches
The array of claims around Alberta's crude is wide and varied: on the one hand, anti-Keystone groups contend that dilbit — i.e. diluted bitumen, thick oilsand crude mixed with light hydrocarbons that will allow it to
flow through a pipeline — is more corrosive than other types of oil and sinks in
water rather than floating, which makes it harder to clean
rivers and lakes after a spill.
About 35 years ago, power company employee had to stop
water flowing into a
river in Upstate New York, but, not knowing any better (kids deciding they don't need to know that»cause they'll never use it), the employees choose the two weeks that salmon swim upriver to spawn.
Sounds redudant to us, but
flowing rivers in the Middle East were referred to this way because of the dry climate - they weren't always
rivers of
water but sometimes just dry bed.
You trap all the trash, logs, and bad apples in one place instead of letting the debris
flow on down the
river leaving the pure, clean
water.
I see ascending doves and
flowing rivers, death and life and
water everywhere.
«Jhn 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall
flow rivers of living
water.»
And if, there being no
water, because the camel will have drunk it all up, you thirst for wine from the
river of wine that is
flowing by, you will become intoxicated from drinking pure wine and collapse under the influence of the strong drink and fall asleep.
In the Garden the
river flows out of the garden to
water the garden.
For you say that you have three
rivers flowing in paradise — one of
water, one of wine, and one of milk.
Rev 22:1 - 2 — Then he showed me the
river of the
water of life, bright as crystal,
flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the
river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Looking at the almost empty bowl of
water from the Spring of Siloam in the court of the Temple and pointing first at it and then at himself, he said, «If you will but believe in me, out of your own heart will
flow rivers of living
water» (7:38, AP).
The Lamb is at the center of this startling political and economic transformation, and from the city
flows a «
river of the
water of life.»
Giant pumps can now reverse the
flow of
rivers and move
water uphill to arid land farms that have become key cogs in our nation's not - so - local industrial food system.
The Spirit of God lives within all of us who are Born Again and out of us will
flow rivers of living
water if we let them.
Or, if you drink from me,
rivers of living
water will
flow out of you.
«Let anyone who is thirsty come to me, and let the one who believes in me drink... «Out of the believer's heart shall
flow rivers of living
water.»»
For out of the believers heart shall
flow rivers of living
water.
Surely this suggests a point where the sea would be purified by the fresh
water flowing in from the Jordan
River — and this is just where Qumran is.
Between July 2012 and June 2013, over 1000 GL held by the Commonwealth Environmental
Water Holder (770 GL) and The Living Murray program (289 GL)-- including return
flows from the Victorian
rivers — is expected to have been delivered.
Given the ecology of our
rivers, this will not mean the same
watering patterns each year, but rather that large assets may be
watered every few years, building on the prevailing climatic and
flow conditions in different parts of the Basin.
LIMITED
FLOWS: John Lolicato, Murray Valley Private Diverters chairman, told the forum the Murray
River had four major chokes between the Hume Dam and the South Australian border, restricting
water flow.
«Even when
flows are restricted to in channel
flows, landowners have grave concerns that due to the inability to accurately predict tributary inflows in the steep upper catchments, and overcome
flow time lag, the proponents have been forced to propose releasing environmental
water from Eildon Weir and piggyback it on high (Goulburn
River) tributary
flows.
As such, while there is a high need for environmental
flows in the Lower Darling
River, it is unlikely that the Commonwealth Environmental
Water Holder will be able to assist in meeting this need.
Over 679,000 ML of Commonwealth environmental
water was provided directly to the South Australian Murray (including over 284,000 ML of return
flows from upstream Commonwealth environmental
watering events in the Goulburn - Broken catchment, Campaspe
River and Hattah Lakes).
The
watering action will contribute to
river flows to achieve the following expected outcomes:
This
water was in addition to the 722 GL of Commonwealth environmental
water delivered to maintain barrage
flow to the Lower Lakes to 31 December 2015 as part of the
River Murray Valley
Flows and including return flows from watering events in Victorian tributa
Flows and including return
flows from watering events in Victorian tributa
flows from
watering events in Victorian tributaries.
The Commonwealth Environmental
Water Holder, contributed to whole - of - system
watering in the
River Murray, providing benefits along the length of the
River Murray in 2016 - 17 and contributing to
flows and targeting outcomes from Hume Dam through to the Coorong.
Commonwealth Environmental
Water Portfolio Management Plan: Macquarie
River Valley 2017 - 18 sets intentions for 2017 — 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term
flow regime to meet environmental demands, documenting what has occurred in the previous three years and considering the implications of 2017 — 18 intentions for demands in future years.
Following the recession of these
flows, environmental
water was used to help boost the health of wetlands and floodplains along the length of the
River Murray.
Commonwealth Environmental
Water Portfolio Management Plan: Lachlan
River 2017 - 18 sets intentions for 2017 - 18 in a multi-year context by identifying the longer - term
flow regime to meet environmental demands, documenting what has occurred in the previous three years and considering the implications of 2017 - 18 intentions for demands in future years.
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.
In addition to the volume released from Hume Dam, return
flows and the Commonwealth's 151 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border to meet environmental demands in the Lower
River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes and Coorong, and provide suitable habitat conditions (both salinity and
water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.
Both
watering events were anticipated to provide additional social and economic benefits by flushing saline
water downstream to the
River Murray where it can be diluted by
River Murray
flows.
The Commonwealth Environmental
Water Office contracted the NSW Department of Primary Industries — Fisheries to undertake a short - term monitoring project to assess the response of native fish in the lower Macquarie
River to the connection
flow.
Environmental
water was delivered between January and February to manage the recession from high natural
flows during late December / early January and ensure that
river levels decreased gradually.
In addition to this volume released from Hume Dam and the volume approved for the Coorong, return
flows and the Commonwealth's 134 GL of held South Australian allocation were delivered directly to the South Australian border for meeting environmental demands in the Lower
River Murray, particularly for maintaining connectivity between the Lower Lakes Coorong and providing suitable habitat conditions (salinity and
water levels) in the Coorong for estuarine fish and vegetation species.
The
watering action ceased on 3 February 2012 due to high natural
river flows.
The environmental
water used at Whirlpool Corner, Disher Creek and Berri Basin was provided from
flows returning to the
river system from
watering actions originally delivered in Victoria.
A total of 367 GL of Commonwealth environmental
water was released from Hume Dam to support in - channel, wetland and low elevation floodplain habitat throughout the
River Murray for improving the condition, movement and recruitment of native fish — both silver (critically endangered under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999) and golden perch were detected spawning in the Mid Murray in response to
flow variability; improve riparian and wetland vegetation condition; and contribute to the managed export of salt from the
River Murray system.
Connectivity between the lower Macquarie and Barwon
rivers can be successfully achieved using environmental
water, particularly in synchrony with
flow events occurring in the Barwon
River.
Return
flows from the use of Commonwealth
water in Hattah Lakes also contributed to outcomes within the South Australian
River Murray channel, Lower Lakes and Coorong.
«To the extent possible, environmental
water will be coordinated with other
river operations to enhance river flows from Hume dam, throughout the River Murray channel and into the Coorong lagoons,» Mr Papps
river operations to enhance
river flows from Hume dam, throughout the River Murray channel and into the Coorong lagoons,» Mr Papps
river flows from Hume dam, throughout the
River Murray channel and into the Coorong lagoons,» Mr Papps
River Murray channel and into the Coorong lagoons,» Mr Papps said.
This
watering action contributed to protecting and restoring ecosystem functions and aquatic habitats in the Warrego
River system by supporting more naturally variable
flow regimes.
Up to 93,902 ML of Commonwealth environmental
water in the Lower Balonne
River system (unregulated) was available to contribute to
flows during 2013 14.
Up to 153,816 ML of Commonwealth environmental
water in the Lower Balonne
River system (unregulated) was available to contribute to in - stream fresh
flows during 2014 15.
The Portfolio Management Plan for the northern unregulated
rivers therefore focuses on the opportunities for active management of
flows and event - based mechanisms, including
water purchase and use on - farm and in - stream infrastructure, and where this could be employed strategically to contribute to the objectives and outcomes of the Murray - Darling Basin Plan and Basin - wide environmental
watering strategy and Basin annual environmental
watering priorities.
The use of 1,415 ML of Commonwealth environmental
water in the Moonie
River system (unregulated) contributed to in - stream fresh
flows during 2013 - 14.
Approximately 9,700 ML of Commonwealth environmental
water provided overbank
flows to the Warrego
River which spilled on to the Western Floodplain at Toorale National Park / State Conservation Area.
A
flow event in Sept 2016 triggered access to Commonwealth allocations and a total 794 ML of Commonwealth environmental
water contributed to in - stream
flows, protecting and restoring ecosystem functions and aquatic habitats in the Warrego
River system by supporting: