1.  The soil was so dry that the plant seemed to take up the much-needed water instantly.

2.  Caffeine forces your kidneys to create urine prematurely, draining your body of much-needed water before your intestines absorb it.

3.  Do not count any beverages containing caffeine or alcohol as part of your needed water.

4.  Environmentalists say the plan lacks needed water conservation measures and will not protect rivers and coastal bays on which wildlife depends.

5.  Farmers say Califia would destroy prime farmland and sap the Central Valley of desperately needed water.

6.  In turn, Jordan will receive much needed water from the resources Israel now takes from the Jordan and Yarmouk Rivers.

7.  It could bring much needed water to the Southwest deserts and huge snowpacks to the southern Rockies.

8.  No one was killed or seriously injured in the downpours, which contributed badly needed water to drought-stricken reservoirs in northern New Jersey.

9.  The nonprofit American Rivers group said existing and proposed water diversions from the Guadalupe could deprive San Antonio Bay and Aransas Bay of needed fresh water.

10.  Over the years, as governments tried to guard against flooding and ensure adequate water supplies, much-needed water was diverted from the Everglades.