Sentence examples for profligate water from inspiring English sources

Most of today's profligate water use occurs in the richer nations – the average American uses around 575 litres of water per day, while Europeans somehow manage on 250 litres per day.

While the birch species are fast-growing trees with profligate water use, rapid loss of hydraulic conductivity for fast growth rates means that they succumb to drought rapidly (Mao et al. 2004; Ambebe and Dang 2010).

Regulators on Wednesday singled out Malibu as one example of a city returning to profligate water use.

We're not going to solve our water problems without coming to terms with agriculture as a profligate water user and polluter.

In 2015, California nearly met Governor Brown's mandatory water conservation goal of 25% thanks to transparent monthly reporting and identifying profligate water wasters.

They called on the DWP to figure out how to combat such profligate water use and the utility unveiled its plan in March.

In dry areas, where profligate water-use by one farmer can make many wells run dry, farmers have been persuaded to share information on rainfall, groundwater levels and cropping, and so collectively regulate themselves.

Larch seedlings were characteristics of a conservative water-use strategy, whereas birch seedlings responded with a profligate water-use strategy.

"Individualist" and "fatalist" farmers are profligate in their water use; they are most prevalent among those who rely on irrigation canals.

The region grew used to free water, in profligate supply.

Irrigation practices that are profligate in their use of water have come under closer scrutiny by water managers and the public.