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11Water supply — is the process of self provision or provision by third parties of water of various qualities to different users. Irrigation is covered separately. Global access to waterIn 2004 about 3.5 billion people worldwide (54% of the global population) had …
12Water supply and sanitation in Argentina — Argentina faces five key challenges in the water supply and sanitation sector: (i) low coverage with higher levels of service provision for its income level; (ii) poor service quality; and (iii) high levels of pollution; (iv) low cost recovery;… …
13Vacuum sewer — Vacuum sewers were first installed in Europe in 1882 but until the last 30 years it had been relegated to a niche market. The first who has applied the negative pressure drainage (so called vacuum sewerage) was the Dutch engineer Liernur in the… …
14The Great Stink — Water supply and sanitation prior to the Great StinkUntil the late 16th century, London citizens were reliant for their water supplies on water from shallow wells, the River Thames, its tributaries, or one of around a dozen natural springs,… …
15Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 — The Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 (1994 c. 39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which created the current local government structure of 32 unitary authorities covering the whole of Scotland.It abolished the two tier… …
16Metropolitan Board of Works — The Metropolitan Board of Works headquarters in Spring Gardens near Trafalgar Square were designed by Frederick Marrable in 1858. The Metropolitan Board of Works (MBW) was the principal instrument of London wide government from 1855 until the… …
17Water supply and sanitation in the Dominican Republic — Drinking water quality Various factors affect the water quality in the Dominican Republic, including: poor condition of purification systems, minimal operational controls, low level of maintenance of treatment plants, and mostly intermittent… …
18Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
19Kilgarvan — Infobox Irish Place name = Kilgarvan gaeilge = Cill Garbháin motto = map pin coords = left: 94px; top: 96px north coord = 51.904036 west coord = 9.436569 irish grid = W007733 area = elevation = province = Munster county = County Kerry town pop =… …
20Ofwat — Water Services Regulation Authority (Welsh: Yr Awdurdod Rheoleiddio Gwasanaethau Dŵr) Non ministerial government department overview Formed April 1, 2006 (2006 04 01 …
