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Water & Wastewater E-Zine October 2010 |
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How should water utilities prepare for climate change?
Scientists and researchers generally agree that temperaturess around the globe will increase during the next country. The western United States will likely experienc a 3°C warming, with serious effect on the region`s water supply systems. Without substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions, temperatures may rise even higher. Models also predict greater runoff variability. The scientific community is still debating certain aspects of global warming-e.g., whether stroms will increase ... |
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Minimizing community, environmental, and marine impacts at the gold coast desalination plant
One of Australia`s fatest-growing communities, South East Queensland (SEQ) (Figure 1) is home to about 2.7 million people, which represents 80 percent of Queensland`s population (OESR, 2006). SEQ has experienced an average annual growth of 55,000 new residents during the last two decades (QGOUM, 2005), and its population is expected to increase to 4 million people by 2026 and 5 million by 2051. The population of the Gold Coast region alone, which forms one of SEQ`s largest parts, is predicted to ... |
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