1.  Although there is no cure, infection can be averted by purifying water supplies and protecting water from further contamination.

2.  As passed by Congress, it calls on states to take action to protect their waters.

3.  Hevesi said he was worried that if the final accord was not sharply focused on protecting water, it would ultimately fail.

4.  Loggers also drove across a riverbed rather than build the culverts required by law to protect waters where threatened and endangered fish spawn.

5.  Powers said that the mayor supports strong federal standards to protect water as long as federal funds follow.

6.  That plan involves protecting the water by buying and preserving adjacent lands and reducing pollution from septic tanks and other sources.

7.  What do they have to do with protecting water?

8.  Belgian Prime Minister Jean-Luc Dehaene lined up Monday behind his European colleagues, calling for concrete international measures to protect water, forests and save the environment.

9.  Mariners in the warning area should exercise extreme caution and seek safe harbor or protected waters immediately.

10.  Security has been checked and tightened to protect vital water, electricity and gas supplies against possible terrorist attacks, the government has said.