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  2. Wetland conservation - Wikipedia

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    The CERP is a multi-billion-dollar plan approved by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to save the wetlands of the Everglades in southern Florida with only 50% of its natural wetlands remaining. [28] The goal of this plan is to increase freshwater storage, improve water quality, and re-establish the natural water flow.

  3. Low-impact development (U.S. and Canada) - Wikipedia

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    LID emphasizes conservation and use of on-site natural features to protect water quality. This approach implements engineered small-scale hydrologic controls to replicate the pre-development hydrologic regime of watersheds through infiltrating, filtering, storing, evaporating, and detaining runoff close to its source. [1]

  4. Water conservation - Wikipedia

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    Water conservation aims to sustainably manage the natural resource of fresh water, protect the hydrosphere, and meet current and future human demand. Water conservation makes it possible to avoid water scarcity. It covers all the policies, strategies and activities to reach these aims.

  5. Pennsylvania American Water Taps Kids' Creativity with ... - AOL

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    Pennsylvania American Water Taps Kids' Creativity with Annual "Protect Our Watersheds" Art Contest Contest marks 11 th year of student artwork focused on environmental stewardship HERSHEY, Pa ...

  6. Water security - Wikipedia

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    Development that is sustainable can help reduce poverty and increase living standards. This is most likely to benefit those affected by the impacts of insecure water resources in the region, especially women and children. Water security is important for attaining most of the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This is ...

  7. California Water Commision unveils 5-year plan to boost ... - AOL

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    The Commission also wants to put more emphasis on discussing integrated watershed management, water infrastructure, groundwater recharge and flood management. Additionally, the Commission will ...

  8. Watershed delineation - Wikipedia

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    Watershed delineation is the process of identifying the boundary of a watershed, also referred to as a catchment, drainage basin, or river basin. It is an important step in many areas of environmental science, engineering, and management, for example to study flooding, aquatic habitat, or water pollution.

  9. Mississippi River Watershed Conservation Programs - Wikipedia

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    Mississippi River Watershed. Conservation programs for the Mississippi River watershed have been designed to protect and preserve it by implementing practices that decrease the harmful effects of development on habitats and to overlook monitoring that helps future planning and management.