1. It was quite another thing to build a dam, store the water, and make the desert bloom. 2. Layers of rock that are porous and permeable enough to store water and let it flow through them easily are called aquifers. 3. They build large dams to store water in huge man-made lakes. 4. The aquifers, which store water in the pores of chalk, limestone or sandstone rock, are normally replenished during the winter period November-May. 5. And together, soil and plant work like a sponge, storing water and sustaining a clear, steady flow. 6. Bigger, deeper, larger are the methods used to capture and store water. 7. A district cooling plant saves money by chilling water at night when electricity is cheaper, storing the water in tanks. 8. A safer, more conventional means of storing untreated water would be above the ground, in reservoirs or other surface impoundments. 9. A spokesman said customers who had purchased baby pools or large garbage cans to store water wanted filters to keep it from tasting stale. 10. Also, our soils are full of clay, except near the seashore, which means they store water well. |