Afghanistan's vast mountain ranges capture enough rain water, but farmers manage to harness only 12-15% of it.
Their purpose is to drain off rain water properly and to cool and show off the huge engine.
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The new building will reuse rain water to flush the toilets and a solar electric generating system will be installed on the roof.
When the first navigators came here, there were lots of holes that rain water gathered in and over time it turned the colour of brandy or whisky.
Last year, a complaint to the Buildings Department about rain water seeping into the building triggered an inspection that eventually led to the demolition order.
Its street level windows have been boarded-up, the glass on the clock vandalised and metal theft has allowed rain water to get in, the Victorian Society said.
Specifically, we are working on solutions to reuse water in our operations that would otherwise be wasted and we are constructing rain water harvesting ponds by collaborating with the local authorities.
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Replacing concrete with porous pavement, employing green roofs and rain barrels, restoring creeks and wetlands, and increasing tree cover can help cities absorb rain water rather than funnel it to sewer systems.
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The groups want much more use of moors, marshes and plants to store and clean rain water, instead of allowing it to run straight into rivers and thus increase the risk of flooding.
Beyond that, it was fascinating to see seeing what Detroit automakers are doing to reduce their carbon footprints, like using green roofs that insulate their buildings, porous pavement to filter rain water and even solar panels to help power their facilities.
Ideally each vineyard would gather the ingredients for its Steiner preparations from its own soil. (Though it's probably rare that they can manage this 100 percent in practice--most wineries, for one thing, don't have their own cow herds.) There is, for example, the "501, " which specifies ground quartz mixed with rain water, packed into a cow's horn buried in spring and dug up in autumn.
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The rain and river water in the city state's reservoirs is being mixed with recycled waste-water from air-conditioners, sinks and toilets.
Seven pumps at Wheal Jane, near Baldhu, are working at "full capacity" following the heavy rain, yet water levels have continued to rise.
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On Wednesday evening seven pumps at Wheal Jane were working at "full capacity" following the heavy rain, yet water levels were continuing to rise.
May had come, the ice-water rain, the winds that scoured skin, and just the hardcore left the unemployed, pensioners, people on all kinds of welfare, the halt, the lame.
They are fashioned to capture the rain so the water will trickle down and replenish the aquifer eventually giving rise to water in the wells and bringing dead rivers back to life.
While many a professional reporter stood in the rain and flowing water to capture dramatic footage of Hurricane Sandy, some of the most powerful documentation came instead from people in their homes using their camera phones to record the storm and the chaos that ensued, such as explosions at the 14th Street power station.
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April rain led to Jersey Water calling off the threat of water restrictions and drought.
Glasgow City Council said heavy rain seeped into a water pump building, affecting toilets and fresh water.
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When it rains, a column of rain falls and the water drains away into holes in the floor.
Thames Water said rain and saturated ground left it with no choice but to constantly pump sewage away.
They easily collect water from rain, rivers and the sea, and are constantly being pumped to keep nearby communities dry.
The water fell as rain around 10, 000 years ago and then sank to a depth of about 2km.
The project that I set up here in Southern Spain contains particular reference to rain harvesting and conservation of water.
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However, the main road was left under under several feet of water after heavy rain resulted in the river breaching a section of the defences.
This Ohio company, founded as a wooden barrel maker, makes steel drums, corrugated boxes, water bottles, rain barrels and basically every type of packaging you could think of.
From July to October, the weather is perfect for kayaking, with calm water, little rain, mild temperatures and no deadly marine stingers (such as the box jellyfish and the irukandji).
Other sound but basic advice is for people to use sand to fill pools where mosquitoes might breed, to empty and bury any containers that might fill with rain, and to store water for drinking, cooking and washing in covered containers.
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