ReaL Book, Stage B: Workshop 2, Part 2

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  1. conservation
    careful management of the environment and natural resources
  2. conserve
    use cautiously and frugally
  3. conservationist
    someone who works to protect the environment
  4. conservative
    avoiding excess
  5. reduce
    cut down on
    Reducing the amount of water we use directly is an important step toward conserving water.
  6. indirect
    having intervening factors or persons or influences
    We also must consider our indirect water use.
  7. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
    There are three important steps that our region can take to have an immediate effect on sustaining our water supply beyond just 12 to 18 months.
  8. ground water
    underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
    Our water has three main sources: snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada, local groundwater, and imported water from the Colorado River basin.
  9. decline
    grow smaller
    The amount of available freshwater from each has declined significantly during the drought.
  10. significant
    fairly large
    The amount of available freshwater from each has declined significantly during the drought.
  11. restriction
    an act of limiting
    Second, it is time, right now, for mandatory water restrictions, with enforcement and fines for violations.
  12. demand
    the ability and desire to purchase goods and services
    But our water supply is fixed and finite: it’s like a giant milk shake glass, filled with an endless number of straws, which represent the demands on the supply.
  13. essential
    absolutely necessary
    Because water is essential to life itself, we have a moral obligation to be good stewards by not overusing it.
  14. resource
    a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
    The amount of water on Earth is fixed. We can’t create any more. But sensible price signals and a robust water market will reflect the true value of our most precious resource.
  15. irrigation
    the act of supplying dry land with water by artificial means
    Treated wastewater, including sewage and water used for industrial processing, can be cleanly recycled for agricultural and landscape irrigation, industrial processes, toilet flushing, replenishing a groundwater basin, and even drinking water.
  16. deplete
    use up, as resources or materials
    Treated wastewater from sewers and factories can be reused for irrigation and to replenish depleted groundwater.
  17. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
    The new “direct potable reuse” system in Big Spring, Texas, recovers 2 million gallons a day.
  18. process
    a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
    Processes include heavy-duty filtration, two decontamination processes, and lots of testing.
Created on Thu Apr 01 15:34:07 EDT 2021 (updated Wed Apr 07 09:55:55 EDT 2021)

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