The dramatic loss of momentum in irrigation expansion coupled with the depletion of
underground water resources suggests that peak water may now be on our doorstep.
For years, farmers have used windmills to harvest this natural and somewhat obvious force, driving bore pumps to tap into
underground water resources.
McLaren Vale was the the first region in Australia to declare and manage
its underground water resource so that it is self - replenishing.
Not exact matches
But not all aquifers are exempted, and the system amounts to a patchwork of protected and unprotected
water resources deep
underground.
The longer conflicts go on, the greater the risk of contamination of
underground water that could destroy
water resources for decades to come.
Oil companies have traditionally looked to so - called conventional petroleum
resources — pockets of
underground oil and gas wedged between
water and impermeable rock — which gush to the surface when tapped by drilling.
MONGOLIA Oyu Tolgoi Phase 2: Plans, Issues and Risks An Overview of Oyu Tolgoi Phase 2 Mining Plans and some of the issues and risks associated with block cave
underground mining, international metal price uncertainty, project power supply, and impacts on
water resources used by herders.
Although the initial three - year phase of Deep Earth Imaging has only just begun, CSIRO has been working on projects relevant to the
underground detection and description of
water resources for some time.
Another series attempts to describe major
underground resources such as
water, natural gas and petroleum — the subject of numerous wars and political strife.
These
resources include wind, sunlight,
water, biomass (plants and animal wastes), and
underground heat.
Detailed impacts, however, will vary strongly from region to region and coast to coast and therefore can not be easily generalized, as changing mean and extreme coastal
water levels depend on a combination of near shore and offshore processes, related to climatic but also non-climatic anthropogenic factors, such as natural land movement arising from tectonics, volcanism or compaction; land subsidence due to anthropogenic extraction of
underground resources; and changes in coastal morphology resulting from sediment transport induced by natural and / or anthropogenic factors.
• Worker safety standards enforced under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and the Mine Safety and Health Act • Clean
Water Act permitting of wastewater and stormwater discharges • Clean Air Act emissions regulation • Hazardous waste management and
underground storage tank requirements under the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) • Spill and chemical reporting and release prevention under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), Emergency Planning and Community Right - to - Know Act, Oil Pollution Act, and Clean
Water Act • Regulation of chemical manufacturing and distribution under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) • Environmental disclosures under Regulation S - K of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and corporate reporting of environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters to the public and interested investors
Experienced in exploration and exploitation of solid mineral
resources and
underground water.