They play a central role in sustainable development by supplying all our fresh water.
The site, which contains a natural spring, is the nearest source of fresh water to Stonehenge.
Hydroelectric power uses about 39% of all fresh water in the United States annually.
Though fresh water would seem somewhat precious, Americans use a lot of it every day.
Systems like these are becoming more attractive as fresh water is becoming more scarce and expensive.
The beverage industry, for example, recognized their business is dependent on continuing supplies of fresh water.
Desalination, in fact, may be a solution for those regions now fishing for fresh water supplies.
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The government says survivors are in desperate need of fresh water, shelter and medicine.
They are poor swimmers and despite their name, they inhabit fresh water as well as estuaries.
Last year, drillers in the U.S. used 40 billion gallons of fresh water to frack.
The heat from the impact would have melted a lot of ice, releasing fresh water.
Fouling is less of a problem for boats in fresh water, as barnacles are purely marine.
It has some of the largest reserves of fresh water in the world.
Is it because China has 22% of the world's population but only 7% of its fresh water?
This fresh water is ultimately derived from enhanced melting at the base of the Antarctic ice shelves.
Glasgow City Council said heavy rain seeped into a water pump building, affecting toilets and fresh water.
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The country has 2, 000 tons of fresh water for each inhabitant while parched Australia has 25, 000 tons.
Shell, Exxon and Chevron, which owned nearby service stations and pipelines, agreed to pay for fresh water.
It can be modified by mixing it with fresh water and a small amount of phenol-based surfactant.
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On the other hand, access to fresh water represents a blessing, if rivers can be safely controlled.
Turkey controls the head-waters of the Euphrates river, which supplies much of Syria's and most of Iraq's fresh water.
Its patented reduced-pressure distillation system can reportedly convert 10 liters of seawater into 3.7 liters of fresh water.
Keyser said the area figures it has about a 60-year supply of crisp, fresh water for its residents.
The new process has obvious appeal in coastal areas where fresh water is scarce such as the Persian Gulf.
We are also making a big push on marine and fresh water conservation.
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The only means to increase fresh water supply, desalination, requires big energy supplies.
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Nearly three-fourths of all the fresh water in the world is in Canada.
Shale gas reservoirs are located thousands of feet below the fresh water aquifers.
Passengers reported long lines for food, shortages of fresh water and widespread boredom.
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