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The Canterbury Water Management Strategy is being developed in Canterbury, New Zealand, to address water related issues in the region.. It was initiated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Ministry for the Environment and Environment Canterbury after a drought in 1998.
Cwm or cŵm may refer to: . Cwm (landform), a rounded, glaciated valley, also known as a corrie or cirque Cwm, a steep, narrow valley, or a small valley or large hollow on the side of a hill, also known as a combe
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense (JPEO-CBRND) [1] is a sub-office of the ASA(ALT).. The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense is the Joint Service’s lead for development, acquisition, fielding and life-cycle support of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense equipment ...
Two cirques with semi-permanent snowpatches near Abisko National Park, Sweden Upper Thornton Lake Cirque in North Cascades National Park, U.S.. A cirque (French:; from the Latin word circus) is an amphitheatre-like valley formed by glacial erosion.
Llyn Idwal, Summer 2008. Cwm Idwal is a spectacular product of glaciation, surrounded by high crags, screes, moraines and rounded rocks, with a lake on its floor ().Cwm Idwal comprises volcanic and sedimentary rock which was laid down in a shallow Ordovician sea, and later folded to give rise to the distinctive trough-shaped arrangement of strata known today as the Idwal Syncline.
In 1989, the Virginia General Assembly mandated the development of solid waste management plans to achieve a minimum twenty-five (25) percent recycling rate by 1995. . Thirteen local governments created the CVWMA in December 1990 to work cooperatively as a region in satisfying Virginia’s recycling req
Cadair Idris or Cader Idris is a mountain in the Meirionnydd area of Gwynedd, Wales.It lies at the southern end of the Snowdonia National Park near the town of Dolgellau.The peak, which is one of the most popular in Wales for walkers and hikers, [1] is composed largely of Ordovician igneous rocks, with classic glacial erosion features such as cwms, moraines, striated rocks, and roches moutonnées.
These cwms drain via the Afon Sawdde into the River Towy to the west. The southern slopes drain into the Afon Twrch and the slopes to the east so into the River Tawe. The glacial lake of Llyn y Fan Fach is situated below the summit to the west, and is only slightly smaller than its companion Llyn y Fan Fawr about 2 miles to the east. [3]