1.  The most important mechanism whereby horizontal and upward movements of moisture can occur is the capillary suction which affects the water films attached to soil and rock particles.

2.  A brown tide similar to that affecting Long Island waters has for the last five years taken over the waters off Corpus Christi, Texas.

3.  But the Fishers Island group argued that a permit for the project should be sought from New York because its waters would be affected.

4.  They make it easy to shut off the water to a specific fixture without affecting the water in other lines.

5.  Users of each type and regulatory agencies would have to consider how ground water use affects surface water, and vice versa.

6.  A small craft advisory remains in effect for our Atlantic waters as moderate to strong northeast winds continue to affect those waters.

7.  Also, there is fear the spurt of growth in the fertilized area might affect the waters outside the patch.

8.  An intense winter storm in the western Atlantic was generating high northwest to north swells which will begin to affect our waters Wednesday night.

9.  At a Western Governors Association meeting, the officials from several states also said the rule would disproportionately affect small water suppliers that can least afford it.

10.  La Nina and El Nino, its warmer cousin, affect water only near the equator.