Or these bags can be flown to disaster sites and used as on-the-ground storage reservoirs where water can be appropriately produced and treated to provide high-quality water (see the photo below).

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As part of the work water storage areas will be created to channel excess water on to Enfield Golf Course and Montagu Recreation Ground, slowing the speed and volume of water travelling down the brook.

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