The businessman got local women to provide food and water.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

And if that's the case, why in the world would--can we justify all that shipping, all the excess energy to taste, to ship water in from France, rather then just buying something local or drinking water out of the tap?

既然如此,为什么还会有世界范围的进出口呢,为什么还要浪费能源,从法国进口呢,而不是买当地的品牌,或是直接喝水龙头里的水呢

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An angry crowd stands outside the office of the local aid organization in charge of water distribution.

VOA: standard.2010.02.02

The French-run PT Palyja, one of two private companies that control Jakarta's water supply, provides only a communal tank for the local residents to use.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

Local police officials say the two soldiers were swept away Wednesday while trying to save supply boxes that fell into the water after being air-dropped.

VOA: standard.2009.11.07

"When we ask them what is the biggest problem in the local areas we find that security takes a back seat and issues like electricity, roads,water,and unemployment come up on top,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.27

And he knows no landfill liner system is completely leak-proof, meaning there is some possibility that the industrial quantities of waste coming from the oil cleanup could pollute local underground water supplies.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

The program asks users - developers or state regulators, for example - to enter a description of the local land types, such as parking lots,rooftops,roads, grasses or woods, along with any water treatment areas.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04

There is a lack of regular running water in several areas, while doctors at the local hospital admit they do not always provide blood to patients that is tested for the HIV virus that causes AIDS.

VOA: standard.2010.02.14

The U.S.Environmental Protection Agency,or EPA, lists stormwater as the primary cause of water pollution in the United States, and encourages local communities to develop management plans to treat run-off before it pollutes their rivers, lakes or streams.

VOA: standard.2010.08.04