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Two new earthquake-proof drinking water storage tanks are set to replace the aging College Hill Reservoir, with construction starting as soon as 2024, according to the Eugene Water and Electric Board.
Whether in preparation for earthquake or drought, we wanted to know: What are the best ways to store water and cut down on how much water we use?
Voters approved $2.7 bil in bonds for water storage, including dams, ... Dam builders need to be leery of earthquake faults. They’re all over California. Refilled aquifers, ...
Earthquake Shakes Oklahoma Oil Storage Hub : The Two-Way The magnitude 5.0 quake damaged buildings in Cushing, Okla., the largest commercial crude oil storage center in North America.
Where water goes after fracking is tied to earthquake risk Date: November 1, 2018 Source: University of Texas at Austin Summary: In addition to producing oil and gas, the energy industry produces ...
KATIE BURNSStaff WriterThe underground storage of water can shift the soil enough tocomplicate the study of earthquake activity in Southern California,reported a group of scientists in today’s ...
Survey of water tank damage following the Kumamoto earthquake (focus on disaster base hospitals) Photo 1. FRP tank at Hospital A (Minami-ku, Kumamoto City), taken April 18 ...
Metro Vancouver has been steadily upgrading its reservoirs since the ‘90s to ensure it can provide water to the region following the “Big One” — a megathrust earthquake expected to hit the ...
5.2M earthquake rattled businesses, caused minor damage to water lines Prev Next Latest Kern County, California and US and world news from 23ABC in Bakersfield, Calif.
“Most work involving water, like laundry and cleaning children, is done by women,” says Ratna Ramtel, the recently appointed, and very first woman president of her village water committee in Nala. The ...