Ocean water desalination will not be a viable source of water for agriculture for decades.
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Agricultural cultivation consumes the largest share of water in the Arab region and is a primary source of water stress.
Paget says Belu -- derived from the word blue and the Italian word for beautiful, "bella" -- takes a three-pronged approach to its clean water projects, by not only providing a clean water source for drinking but water for washing hands and education about the importance of hygiene.
Clean water is being trucked in for residents until a different source of water can be found.
Because Roman fountains traditionally provided water, as well as glorified their patrons, it was a perfect gesture to make this grand source of water a homage to water's own sources.
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By 1928 the source of water had changed, and the building fell into disuse.
And you can set up a network anywhere you've got a single source of water.
Thus, protecting the Kissimmee River, the primary source of water for Lake Okeechobee and the Everglades, has become a paramount goal for conservationists.
Gaza's only fresh source of water is too dangerous to drink because of contamination by fertiliser and human waste, a new report says.
In addition, aquifers offer an essential buffer to populations in dry regions by providing a reliable source of water even during long periods without rainfall.
It is the source of water-supply of agricultural and everyday needs.
Purves is very concerned about the glaciers in the Himalayan mountains that are the main source of water for irrigation and drinking in China and India, well over 2 billion people.
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While the source of water currently received by the Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation is filtered, sewage leakage and the poor management of waste often contaminates drinking water on its way into the homes.
In arid regions, in places feeling a need for the lack of water, underground water resources are often the only source of fresh water.
Bottled water often comes from the same source as tap water, where that is available (sometimes at a hundredth of the price), though it should at least be clean.
In a statement, the Shanghai municipal government said that the water in Huangpu River, which is a major source of drinking water for Shanghai, was safe.
"Using these plants, we will be able to remove radioactive nuclides from the water and make it clean for irrigation purposes or even as a source of drinking water, " says Slavik Dushenkov of Phytotech.
There are plans to pipe water from Austria down south to much dryer countries like Spain - but some people who live at the source of the water in the Alps are not keen on the idea.
The site, which contains a natural spring, is the nearest source of fresh water to Stonehenge.
After all, if a major water source were removed, other sources would come under greater pressure.
Their water source at the mouth of the Murray River, in South Australia, has turned salty.
In the United States, the biggest source of potable water is the Ogallala Aquifer.
Do you now rely or have you ever relied on well water as your primary water source?
From here flows the Santa Ana river, a major water source for the teeming millions of Rio.
Insurers are thinking twice about covering people who live far from a fire station or a water source.
The specter of dead pigs fouling a crucial source of drinking water also highlighted the parallel issue of food safety.
We also need to build a new water pipeline because the existing operation will need a new water source by mid-2015.
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The disease is usually spread through mist that comes from a water source, such as cooling towers, air conditioning or showers.
"We need to find anyone who has Guinea worm" and "prevent them from going back to the water source, " he said.
One of his neighbours, Muhammad Idris, complains that cow carcasses are poisoning the river that is their main source of drinking water.
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