The list is to be used to decide which sites of special scientific interest (SSSI) should have money spent on them to prevent over-abstraction by water-companies, which is the process of removing water for domestic or industrial use.

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The index combines five measures: available resources, access to water, people's capacity to afford and organise water supplies, use of water for domestic, industrial and environmental purposes, and environmental management.

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Despite daunting seasonal and regional variations, it should have ample water for agricultural, industrial and household use.

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Globally, mountain areas are vital sources of water for agricultural, industrial, and domestic use.

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Although primarily produced for industrial use, the water is purified to drinking-quality using dual membrane microfiltration and reverse osmosis technologies, and marketed as bottled water for human consumption under the consumer brand NEWater.

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Also there was provided guidance on sustainable use of underground water for agricultural, industrial and water needs due to contemporary terms of change of environment.

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The startup also plans to use the money to develop products for processing wastewater and delivering purified water for industrial operations such as oil and gas or beverage production, Green said.

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The Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust will use its grant for a six-month project focussing on the social and industrial heritage surrounding the viaduct, which was built in 1862 to carry the Border Counties Railway over the North Tyne River.

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