Sentence examples for that waterways from inspiring English sources

The act, she rightly argued, states plainly that waterways cannot be used for waste disposal.

The reason, she said, is that the Public Trust Doctrine "makes very, very clear that waterways are a protected area for the public".

But the two decisions suggested that waterways that are entirely within one state, creeks that sometimes go dry, and lakes unconnected to larger water systems may not be "navigable waters" and are therefore not covered by the act — even though pollution from such waterways can make its way into sources of drinking water.

Both rivers exchange significant amounts of CO2 with the atmosphere (i.e., Anacostia at 0.2 72 mmol m−2 d−1 and Potomac at 0.12 24 mmol m−2 d−1), implying that waterways receiving organic matter and nutrient subsidies from urbanized landscapes have the potential to increase river metabolism and atmospheric CO2 fluxes along the freshwater estuarine continuum.

Four decades ago, the Clean Water Act taught us that waterways don't have to be dumping grounds.

Today, it is showing us that waterways managed as part of larger natural systems deliver more benefits to more Americans.

The popular Cherry Creek Trail makes its way along that waterway southeast through downtown Denver.

However, the inverse relationship between average district elevation and the proportion of district area covered by waterways (Pearson's R=−0.59, 95%CI:−0.80, −0.25) suggest that waterway coverage may explain some of the risk associated with lower elevation.

Research by the U.S. Geological Survey found that urban waterways were just as contaminated, and in some cases more contaminated, with pesticides than rural waterways.

The decline began decades ago with the building of dams and with pollution that choked waterways.

Hurricane Sandy reminded New Yorkers that the waterways surrounding them can be a dire threat as well as a great asset.