The recent years of drought, millions of gallons of water lost through leaky pipes and rising rates of water consumption are all problems faced by the water companies.
The benefits of floatovoltaics include keeping the panels cooler than they would be on land, reducing the amount of water lost to evaporation and slowing the growth of algae without the use of chemicals.
Too much of this irrigation water is lost to evaporation, the water coverage is hard to control and wasted runoff can occur.
Some water is lost through evaporation in the cooling tower and in waste discharge.
The stomata stay closed for longer, and less water is lost to the atmosphere.
's Baltimore Water Taxi lost 30% of overall capacity in its fleet of 14 boats, owner Michael McDaniel said.
This bare, sandy earth then becomes an effective rain trap - with no vegetation, water cannot be lost through transpiration (the evaporation of water from plants).
Today everyone in the city, including in the slums, has access to potable water, only 7% of the water is "lost" (comparatively, in London 28% of the water is not metered or billed for) and the public utility is making money.
But the state that lost water, whichever it was, would inevitably block a new deal.
But local governments change, and the next incumbents are often tempted to deflect public anger over rising water charges and lost jobs by rewriting or even cancelling the contract with the private firm.
Extreme events would seem to bring only costs, as lives are lost and water and other infrastructure is damaged or destroyed.
The two had gone missing on Easter, when they called 911 to report they were lost and out of water after wandering off Holy Jim Trail during what they expected would be an easy day hike.
For instance, water pumps and waste water treatment plants rely on electricity, so when power is lost for long periods of time, reserves are depleted and bottled water must be transported into the zone, usually by truck.
FORBES: Startup Aims To Install Pipelines With Helicopters...Seriously!
But the water swelled around them, and she lost her grip on her children.
They fled their home on foot as the water levels reached their waists and have lost most of their belongings.
BBC: Storm Sandy: should voting be postponed on Staten Island?
Unfortunately two of the tags were lost - they skimmed on the water just before they hit the walruses, sinking to the bottom of the sea, but another one, launched by Ole with the harpoon, hit a walrus squarely between the shoulders - the perfect place for a sat-tag.
Although injuries have taken their toll on Ainslie -- whose success at London 2012 earned him a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth -- he says that he has never lost his love for being on the water.
CNN: Ben Ainslie's ambition: Sailing hero takes on America's Cup challenge
According to a survey by Spectrem Group, financial advisors are largely treading water with many wealthy investors, and worse, have lost significant ground with a key wealth segment, the company said in a press release.
FORBES: In Volatile Markets, Wealthy Unhappy With Financial Advisors
She ran so far ahead he almost lost her in the shifting sweeping curtains of gray water.
Since the high-water mark of the last council elections the Lib Dems have lost overall control of the Cornwall County Council, and have not won any of six local by-elections.
Right now, he says, the government is focused on providing emergency relief such as water and food to the thousands and thousands of Haitians who lost their homes in the storms.
As the ship lost power in Hurricane Sandy and began to take on water, the crew evacuated to two large liferafts.
It is now recognised that most of the ice being lost from Antarctica is going as a result of warm water eating the fringes of the continent.
So some of the water is being taken out of the system, not by being lost from the planet, but by being sequestered - or hidden away - in these glacial deposits.
So there is a lot of evidence there was a significant amount of water early in Mars' history, and indeed, it has been lost since then.
Although she barely exercised, Misty lost the weight by eating smaller portions, drinking lots of water, not eating three to four hours before bedtime and avoiding her biggest craving--potato chips.
The agreement was also part of a treaty signed with Belgium to compensate for land lost through the deepening of the Westerschelde, a stretch of water connecting the port of Antwerp to the sea.
About 10m hectares of crops are lost each year because of the high level of salts in the water used for irrigation.
Some boats that were lost remain forever so, or have not yet gotten back in the water.
应用推荐