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Water conservation   /wˈɔtər kˌɑnsərvˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Water conservation

noun
1.
The conservation of water resources.





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"Water conservation" Quotes from Famous Books



... This water conservation is exceedingly important thing. Men do not think, and the waste is enormous. When the rain falls it runs into the gully, from the gully to the creek, from the creek to the river, from the river into the sea; and then in the dry season ...
— Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 • Edward William Cole
... obtain their domestic water supply. The forests include 1266 irrigation projects and 325 water-power plants, in addition to many other power and irrigation companies which depend on the Government timberlands for water conservation and the regulation of rain water run-off ...
— The School Book of Forestry • Charles Lathrop Pack
... lack of important arterial rivers or lakes requires extensive water conservation and control measures; growth in water usage threatens to outpace supply; pollution of rivers from agricultural runoff and urban discharge; air pollution resulting in acid ...
— The 1997 CIA World Factbook • United States. Central Intelligence Agency.


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