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There are no reliable figures on water use in Venezuela given the low coverage of metering. According to one estimate, average residential water use was about 230 liters per person per day in 2004. [8] According to another estimate it was twice as much at 450 L/person/day in 2010. In parts of Caracas water use is more than 900 L/person/day. [6]
Wastewater (or waste water) is water generated after the use of freshwater, raw water, drinking water or saline water in a variety of deliberate applications or processes. [1]: 1 Another definition of wastewater is "Used water from any combination of domestic, industrial, commercial or agricultural activities, surface runoff / storm water, and any sewer inflow or sewer infiltration".
The water supply of Paris was privatized in 1985 when a conservative mayor awarded two lease contracts, each covering one half of the city. In 2010, a socialist mayor remunicipalized the water system of the French capital. The water supply of Barcelona has been managed by a private company, Aguas de Barcelona, since 1867.
If you ask many Americans what their retirement dreams look like, some will say an inexpensive, low-cost life on a tropical beach. If that sounds perfect to you, then you might consider the...
An aerial shot shows Rowan Street in Southwest Detroit on Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. This street was near the epicenter of a water main break that flooded their street yesterday.
An Indonesian woman who felt duped into joining the Islamic State’s ”caliphate“ in Syria tells TIME of the challenges of returning home—and what it means to be granted a second chance.
In July 2014 the Commission for Energy Regulation announced that the standard metered rate for water and wastewater would include 30 m 3 per year of free basic water, after which €4.88/m 3 including taxes would be charged. Rates were to be capped until March 2015 at an annual fixed rate of €176 plus €102 for every additional adult living ...
Two guys walk into a bar. The third one ducked. A photon goes to the airport. The ticket agent asks if there's any luggage to check. The photon replies, “No, I'm traveling light.”