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Growing pains of China's agricultural water needs
2014-06-24 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: China's scarce water supply is being wasted as crops grown in water-stressed provinces are exported to wet, rainfall-rich areas, a study reports. Farming accounts for about 65% of water use in China and the limited resource is coming under pressure from rapid urbanisation and industrialisation. Officials have called the nation's water shortage a "grave situation" and called for strict water controls. The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Water worries...
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TCEQ: City met deadline after water treatment violation
2014-06-24 00:19:27| Waste Management - Topix.net
After a violation at the city of Amarillo's water treatment plant, the utilities department met a 30-day deadline to notify the public, said Texas Commission on Environmental Quality spokeswoman Andrea Morrow.
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Clash Of The Titans? Water Utilities Vs. Energy Industry
2014-06-23 21:01:13| oilandgasonline Home Page
A major battle may be percolating between water utilities and the energy industry.
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University of Kentucky to build water detention center at drowning site
2014-06-23 20:10:00| American School & University
The University of Kentucky is building a water detention system to alleviate flooding in an area where two women drowned after they were sucked into a storm drain nearly eight years ago. As part of the $12 million project, UK is removing a parking lot located at the entrance of an apartment complex and replacing it with a new lot that will be built on top of a water detention basin, according to the Lexington Herald-Leader. read more
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Portable Valve Actuation For Water And Wastewater Installations
2014-06-23 11:48:57| pollutiononline Home Page
Operating valves in water and wastewater installations can be a laborious and dangerous task, especially if the valves are used infrequently, corroded or have varying torque requirements
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