It was inaugurated in 2008 and ACTS as a tidal barrier to keep seawater out, thus turning the island's most populated district into a water-catchment area and the harbour into a reservoir.

这座大坝落成于2008年，是作为阻挡海水与潮汐的一道屏障而修建的，将这个岛上人口最密集的区域和港口变成了一座水库。

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Mabira is also a vital water catchment area for the country's lakes and rivers.

马比拉也是国家湖泊河流重要的水源地。

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The water framework directive: stakeholder preferences and catchment management strategies-are they reconcilable?

欧盟水框架指令：利益相关者的喜好和流域管理策略——它们是可协调的吗？

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In Guernsey, salt can only be used outside the water catchment area because it can contaminate the water supply, so the de-icer CMA needs to be used.

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Even relatively water-rich countries of the region, such as Malaysia, Indonesia, Bhutan and Papua New Guinea, now face water supply and quality constraints in their major cities because of population growth, growing water consumption, environmental degredation, damaging agricultural activities, poor management of water catchment areas, industrialization, and groundwater overuse.

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These have traditionally played the role of water-catchment areas, absorbing any overflow from the river.

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