1.  In an effort to boost supplies, the authorities are drilling boreholes into local aquifers and planning to import water in tankers from the south of the country.

2.  Environmental groups like the proposal because it calls for importing water by train and pipeline from a section of the Colorado River on the Arizona-California line.

3.  Soon after the disruption, the company began importing water from surrounding sources.

4.  The long-term situation is so serious that local officials have mused about desalinating ocean water or importing fresh water from a few hundred miles away.

5.  Aside from mounting quality concerns, the financial costs of importing water are high and rising each year.

6.  Authorities in the northern town of Pacaraima have had to import water from neighboring Venezuela.

7.  Israel also wants to begin importing fresh water from Turkey next year.

8.  Turkish Cypriots currently import water from the mainland by giant balloons towed by boats, while Greek Cypriots are building a desalination plant.

9.  A British distributor even considered importing water from France via the Channel Tunnel.

10.  But Taipei has balked at buying water from rival China on national security considerations although it has allowed offshore islands to import water from the mainland.