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A zip gun constructed from a toy cap gun. The gun is capable of shooting a .22 caliber round. More advanced improvised guns can use parts from other gun-like products. One example is the cap gun. A cap gun can be disassembled, and a barrel added, turning the toy gun into a real one.
Northwest boundary groundwater treatment system (1984) – $5.5 million; Deep well closure (1986) – $2.5 million; Removal of 76,000 drums of waste salts (1986) – $10.5 million; Treatment in the public water supply and The Klein Water Treatment Facility supplies safe drinking water to 30,000 south Adams County residents (1989) – $23.1 million
In water distribution systems, water is normally maintained at a significant pressure to enable water to flow from the tap, shower, or other fixture. Water pressure may fail or be reduced when a water main bursts, pipes freeze, or there is unexpectedly high demand on the water system (for example, when several fire hydrants are opened). Reduced ...
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A sprinkler system having pressurized air (rather than water) in the distribution pipes until a heat-activated sprinkler head opens and releases the stored air pressure, which in turn opens the main water valve (and possibly an accelerator valve) to flow water to the open sprinkler(s); used where the protected premises are not heated during ...
Gray water re-use and treatment: gray water is wastewater coming from baths, showers, sinks and washbasins. If this water is treated it can be used as a source of water for uses other than drinking. Depending on the type of gray water and its level of treatment, it can be re-used for irrigation and toilet flushing.
A 13-mile (21 km), 17.5-foot-diameter (5.3 m) [3] tunnel was built by several tunnel boring machines from the treatment plant to a marine outfall nearly due west on Puget Sound. [4] The outfall is 600 feet (180 m) below the surface. [5] Construction delays were incurred due to unexpected soil conditions causing damage to the boring machines. [3]
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