1.   But, the vacant land is where Israel has military bases and water reserves.

2.   Commissioners said there was also evidence that materials like TNT from explosives had infiltrated potable water reserves.

3.   Environmental questions have hounded ski resorts as they search for water reserves to feed all their new equipment.

4.   Even the most ideological from both sides agree that existing water reserves are fully tapped and that other supplies will have to be developed to serve both populations.

5.   Heavy rains last week bolstered water reserves at hydroelectric plants, with more rains forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday.

6.   Separately, a drought this year has reduced water reserves in dams in central Chile, possibly dampening the profits of hydro-electricity generators, Eckel said.

7.   Shares in hydroelectric utilities led the rally as heavy rains boosted water reserves and generating capacity after a year-long drought, Rudnick said.

8.   Subterranean water reserves, by contrast, are steadily shrinking as the demands of two fast-growing societies outpace natural replenishment by rivers and rainfall.

9.   The rains replenished water reserves that had dwindled to dangerously low levels, Costabal said.

10.   With very little in terms of rain lately and a drought looming over the region, the rain was more than welcome by the areas water reserves.