Sentence examples for digging drainage from inspiring English sources
By a process varying from digging drainage ditches to artificial construction of land from lake mud and vegetation, most of the lake was converted to highly productive agricultural land.
Mosquito populations can be curbed by measures like using shovels to fill in low spots where water collects during the rainy season and digging drainage ditches so standing pools empty in less than the 7 to 10 days it takes for larvae to mature, said Elfatih Eltahir, a professor of environmental engineering.
Starting in 1933, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) made the first improvements to Prescott Park, including constructing 18 mile of trails and a 16 feet access road (Roxy Ann Road), creating several picnic areas and overlooks, and digging drainage ditches.
They are teaching farmers to dig drainage channels in the hillside to prevent the rains, when they do come, from creating cascades of fertile soil.
The urban regeneration project has shifted thousands of tonnes of garbage, dug drainage lines and wells, connected toilets to latrines and rebuilt mud brick houses.
In the past, farmers have been paid by the taxpayer to dig drainage channels in peat to improve its productivity for sheep and cattle.
There are several environmental costs associated with the peat moss market, including the fuels required to dig drainage ditches, harrow and dry the peat, bale it, and ship it long distances.[5].
There are several environmental costs associated with the peat moss market, including the fuels required to dig drainage ditches, harrow and dry the peat, bale it, and ship it long distances.[4] However, if you want to use peat moss anyway, work up a planting area approximately 2-1/2 feet in diameter and 1 foot (0.3 m) deep.
Fascination with ditches, digging and drainage seems to be part of my DNA.
At 1 a.m., House got into a front-end loader and started digging a drainage ditch to protect his plant.
Just this past week, a gigantic thousand-pound bomb, almost seven feet long, was discovered by workers digging a drainage tunnel in Quang Tri township.
