Mr Turner said the council had also built a 1m high dam near the culvert, which had improved water flow through the area.
The IP65 certification provides improved water and dust resistance, enabling field workers to maintain their productivity in challenging scenarios, such as sand storms and heavy rain.
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Projects include new pipes, better reservoirs, improved water testing to meet higher standards, improved waste treatment and the need to protect sewers from the effects of flooding.
There is already a backlog of unserved urban populations, and the number of people in cities who lack access to improved water supply and sanitation is estimated to have grown some 20% since the Millennium Development Goals were established.
He improved the water supply, cleared slums, tackled pollution and planted thousands of trees.
's attitude toward plants that have been genetically improved to conserve water--a commodity which is, of course, critical for agriculture--is illustrative.
And, he added, a well that has bad water one month may be clear the next, and a few homeowners even say that their well water improved after gas drilling began.
The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS), a UN system-wide initiative, will amplify the benefits from global to national levels of efforts to adapt to climate variability and change for improved health, water management, disaster risk reduction, agriculture and food security from 2013.
As a result of increasing regulation, however, and growing recognition within the gas industry that its future depends on public acceptance, the treatment of flowback water has improved greatly.
Nearly 1 billion people still do not have access to improved sources of drinking water and there are more people without access to tap water in cities today than there were at the end of the 1990s.
It is estimated, for instance, that some 2.5 million new engineers and technicians will be needed in sub-Saharan Africa alone if the region is to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goal of improved access to clean water and sanitation.
Scottish Water has significantly improved the level of customer service it provides and has cut its leakage by more than a third.
The Severn Trent spokeswoman said the firm was carrying out further tests and once the water quality has improved it would write to customers.
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And the nation's air and water quality have vastly improved.
New Orleans' levee and water control systems have been steadily improved by upgrading pumps with backup generators.
The efficiency of his design is further improved by using the moving piston to drive water through a special steam nozzle, which increases the effectiveness of the heat transfer between the inside and outside of the reactor.
And water quality, while problematic, has improved across the nation.
The remarkable fall in mortality rates in Europe and North America a century ago owed little to drugs and almost everything to improved nutrition and better public health arrangements: reliable water supplies, safe drains, regular rubbish collection.
Councillor Charles Yarwood, portfolio holder for assets, said a developer would be required to relocate the allotments and ensure the new site provided improvements such as water supply throughout the site, increased and improved car parking, and security fencing.
Currently, nearly one billion people lack access to safe water and 2.5 billion do not have improved sanitation.
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International agreements, new technologies and improved efficiency are all necessary to preserve the world's water supply, but effective water conservation and protection could require more profound changes.
Nearly 1 billion people lack access to safe water, and 2.5 billion do not have improved sanitation.
To date, EMW has built over 213 water systems serving nearly 400, 000 people and brought improved sanitation to almost 62, 500 people.
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The group has installed water filtration systems, built ramps for the disabled, improved care for the elderly and raised awareness about local health issues.
Contaminated water levels at a flooded disused mine in mid Cornwall have improved, the Environment Agency has said.
There will also be a new events area, putting green, a water and a woodland adventure play area, new park furniture and improved lighting.
Over time, communication improved between the farmers in Awo and other villages about how to capture more soil and water for instance, by changing the shape of the dams and reinforcing them.
What they found: Those who got the cash improved neither the speed nor the accuracy of their work. but those who got the water bottles increased their productivity by 25%, which more than paid for the cost of the bottles.
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