river water Articles
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A whole-of-the-catchment water accounting framework to facilitate public–private investments: an example from Australia
Often, information on spatial water use efficiencies in a whole-of-the-catchment context does not exist or does not feed into the water policy process to guide investments. Significant gains in water use efficiency are achievable but the water savings are often assumed rather than identified systematically. This paper used a whole-of-the-catchment water accounting framework to identify the main ...
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Water & Rivers Commission
The Water and Rivers Commission manages the water resources of Western Australia with an area of about 2.5 million square kilometres. The Information and Systems Group in the Hydrologic Measurement Support Section at the Water and Rivers Commission maintains data archives SWRIS (State Water Resources Information System) and Hydstra. SWRIS is used predominantly for the storage of water quality ...
By KISTERS
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Utah’s Great Salt Lake in Jeopardy
The Great Salt Lake, which already has lost 40% of its volume, could dry out completely if more water is diverted from the Bear River. Can irrigation efficiency and water reuse keep it from drying out? The Bear River’s circuitous course to the Great Salt Lake takes it through Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho, each of which is allotted a volume of its water under the Bear River Compact of 1958. ...
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Utah’s Great Salt Lake in Jeopardy
Can irrigation efficiency and water reuse keep it from drying out? The Bear River’s circuitous course to the Great Salt Lake takes it through Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho, each of which is allotted a volume of its water under the Bear River Compact of 1958. Until now, the states have been unable to use all of their allotted water, and the agreement has not been amended since 1980. But, in an ...
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Water infrastructure in Libya and the water situation in agriculture in the Jefara region of Libya
Information about the current state of water institutional frameworks, water infrastructure and water management policies in Libya enable the identification and evaluation of a range of options for improving water use efficiency in agriculture and the potential role of water pricing in achieving sustainability of water sources. This paper begins with an overview of the agricultural sector. In ...
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Evaluation of the applicability of the SWAT model in an arid piedmont plain oasis
Hetao Oasis is located in a typical piedmont alluvial plain bounded by the Langshan Mountain Range in the north, desert in the west, and the Yellow River in the south. Agricultural activities within the oasis significantly impact the hydrological cycle and water quality in downstream locations. The research uses the Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) for a piedmont plain by defining the ...
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New Jersey Water Use Exceeding Supplies
When people think of water scarcity, arid regions such as Israel, Egypt, and Southern California may come to mind, but the availability of clean, potable water may also be endangered in unexpected places, including New Jersey. Residents in some areas of the Garden State are using “tens of millions of gallons” more water than the local watershed can support, and similar conditions are ...
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Study: New Jersey Water Use Exceeding Supplies
In the seaside town of Cape May, New Jersey, overdraft of groundwater supplies led to saltwater intrusion of aquifers. In 1997, a brackish water desalination plant was built to deal with the problem. When people think of water scarcity, arid regions such as Israel, Egypt, and Southern California may come to mind, but the availability of clean, potable water may also be endangered in unexpected ...
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Geomembrane Liners for Potable Water
Population growth, increasing meat consumption, and economic activity are putting a heavy strain on the world’s water resources. According to the latest data from the World Resources Institute, a Washington-based research institute, people in 400 regions around the world are living in “extreme water scarcity”. There are fears that water scarcity could displace millions, one of ...
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Climate Trends and Challenges of the Energy-Water Nexus
Most power generation facilities rely on a significant quantity of water, primarily for cooling. The most recent USGS water use survey (2005) reports that thermoelectric power accounts for approximately 41% of total freshwater withdrawals in the United States—more than any other water-use sector. Although most water use for this sector is not highly consumptive (less than 5% of national ...
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Water Crisis Looms in Lima, Peru
Citizens face inequality in access to clean, affordable water as infrastructure upgrades are planned The 10 million residents of Peru’s capital city of Lima are at constant risk of water shortage, and water stress is predicted to become critical by 2025. Lima is the world’s second-largest desert city, receiving less than an inch of rain per year and relying on three rivers for ...
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Water Crisis Looms in Lima, Peru
Peru’s glaciers are melting at an alarming rate. This carries the double risk of flash flooding and mudslides, as well the loss of a reliable water source. Citizens face inequality in access to clean, affordable water as infrastructure upgrades are planned The 10 million residents of Peru’s capital city of Lima are at constant risk of water shortage, and water stress is predicted ...
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Response of rock-fissure seepage to snowmelt in Mount Taihang slope-catchment, North China
The complex physiographic and hydrogeological systems of mountain terrains facilitate intense rock-fissure seepages and multi-functional ecological interactions. As mountain eco-hydrological terrains are the common water sources of river basins across the globe, it is critical to build sufficient understanding into the hydrological processes in this unique ecosystem. This study analyzes ...
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China’s Latest 5-Year Plan Focuses on Green Growth, Rural Infrastructure
Decentralized treatment ideally suited for plan’s focus on rural waterway remediation As China rolled out its latest 13th Five-Year Plan (FYP) in 2016, Charles Buckley and Vanessa Piao of The New York Times reported some striking statements from China. Chinese media releases acknowledged that more than four-fifths of the well water studied — water used by households, farms, and ...
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Textile Industry Water Use and Treatment
As the industry turns toward sustainability, decentralized water reuse has potential to reduce ‘virtual water’ toll The textile industry is water-intensive throughout its many processes: sizing, desizing, mercerizing, scouring, bleaching, printing, and finishing. Beyond processing, water footprint calculations often neglect the use of significant amounts of “virtual ...
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Why Is Water Level Monitoring Important?
Monitoring water levels can have numerous environmental benefits and is a popular measurement for a number of different industries and organisations. Below we will discuss some of the common applications water level monitoring devices, as well as some of the valuable insights that recording this can reveal. Remote water level monitoring Whereas water level monitoring used to be done by ...
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Inequality and polarization analysis of urban water use in the Yangtze River Delta area, China
Inequality and polarization are terms usually used to describe the overall dispersion of income distribution and the phenomenon of a divided society with a disappearing middle class and increasing rich and poor populations. However, these terms have seldom been used in water sciences. In this paper, the concepts of inequality and polarization are employed to analyze the distribution of urban ...
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Report: Energy industry sustainability efforts could save water
Utilities, the oil and gas industry, and governments all use a lot of water. A recent report from Barclays Bank and the Columbia Water Center says that innovation by these organizations could help them become more efficient and sustainable, reducing their use of fresh water to better protect the valuable resource. According to the analysts, a focus on water management best practices could ...
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What’s the difference between water use and water consumption?
In January, Brian Richter, director of freshwater strategies at The Nature Conservancy, spelled out four water resolutions through a thought-provoking series of blog posts. One of those resolutions was to better understand and communicate the differences between water use and water consumption. This is a particularly important issue, as there has been a lot of discussion lately about water ...
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PeCOD Efficiency Identifying Pollutants
The water in our households, restaurants, and more, rely on wastewater treatment plants to process and purify the water of pollutants. Without removal, pollutants in this wastewater can be critically harmful. The process of water treatment plants is special, allowing the extermination of all physical, chemical, and biological pollutants that arise in the water. There are seven main water ...
By MANTECH Inc.
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