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  2. Category:Bodies of water of Nova Scotia - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Bodies of water of Nova Scotia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.

  3. Water law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States inherited the British common law system which develops legal principles through judicial decisions made in the context of disputes between parties. . Statutory and constitutional law forms the framework within which these disputes are resolved, to some extent, but decisional law developed through the resolution of specific disputes is the great engine of w

  4. Body of water - Wikipedia

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    a small, discrete body of water held by some plants. Plunge pool: a depression at the base of a waterfall. Pool: various small bodies of water such as a swimming pool, reflecting pool, pond, or puddle. Pond: a body of water smaller than a lake, especially those of artificial origin. Port

  5. Water resource policy - Wikipedia

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    Water resource policy involving the ocean includes jurisdiction and regulation issues, pollution regulation and reduction, over exploitation prevention, and desalination to make drinking water. [61] [62] National jurisdictions of the oceans are dictated by coastal proximity. Oceans along coastlines of nations are considered territories of that ...

  6. United States regulation of point source water pollution

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    Water pollution is the contamination of natural water bodies by chemical, physical, radioactive or pathogenic microbial substances. [2] Point sources of water pollution are described by the CWA as "any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance from which pollutants are or may be discharged."

  7. Water pollution - Wikipedia

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    Water pollution (or aquatic pollution) is the contamination of water bodies, with a negative impact on their uses. [1]: 6 It is usually a result of human activities. Water bodies include lakes, rivers, oceans, aquifers, reservoirs and groundwater. Water pollution results when contaminants mix with these water bodies. Contaminants can come from ...

  8. Lists of bodies of water - Wikipedia

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    List of lakes named Rocky Lake in Nova Scotia; List of lakes named Summit Lake in British Columbia; List of lakes named Timber Lake; List of lakes of Albania; List of lakes of Argentina; List of lakes of Australia. List of lakes of Western Australia, A–C; List of lakes of Western Australia, D–K; List of lakes of Western Australia, L–P

  9. Water politics - Wikipedia

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    Right To Water: Also known as the Human Right to Water and Sanitation, it was established by the United Nations on July 28, 2010. It was added to international law when the UN recognized water and general sanitation as a basic human right. It requires states and nations to provide clean, accessible drinking water to their people. [66]