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| 全球气候研究计划全球能源与水资源周期实验 | global energy and water cycle experiment |
| 公用水源 | utility water |
| 美国加利福尼亚州水资源处 | California Department of Water Resources |
| 美国国家水资源委员会 | National Water Resources Committee |
| 地下饮用水源 | underground sources of drinking water |
| 欧共体关于水资源保护的指示 | EC directive on water protection Directive concerning the use and management of water resources for a rational economical and social development and the protection of the related environmental features (指示关于根据合理的经济和社会发展利用和管理水资源，以及对相关环境特征的保护。) |
| 欧洲水源保护联合会 | European Federation for the Protection of Waters |
| 水力发电能源 | hydroelectric energy The free renewable source of energy provided by falling water that drives the turbines. Hydropower is the most important of the regenerable energy sources because of its highest efficiency at the energy conversion. There are two types of hydroelectric power plants: 1. run-of-river power plants for the use of affluent water; 2. storage power plants (power stations with reservoir) where the influx can be regulated with the help of a reservoir. Mostly greater differences in altitudes are being used, like mountain creeks. Power stations with reservoirs are generally marked by barrages with earth fill dam or concrete dams. Though hydropower generally can be called environmentally acceptable, there exist also some problems: 1. change of groundwater level and fill up of the river bed with rubble. 2. Risk of dam breaks. 3. Great demand for land space for the reservoir. 4. Diminution, but partly also increase of value of recreation areas. As the hydropowers of the world are limited,the world energy demand however is rising, finally the share of hydropower will decrease (由流下的水推动涡轮机产生能量。因水力的高能量转换率，故成为最重要的再生能源。有两种型式的水力电厂：a.利用丰沛的河水发电的电厂；b.储存式电厂(水库电厂)，进流水水量可经由水库的调节控制。大部分是利用高度差，如高山溪流。水库电厂通常是有土壤或水泥建造的水坝。虽然水力发电的环境相容性高，但仍有一些问题：1.改变地下水水位，并将河岸填充碎石；b.水坝溃决的危险；c.对土地空间的需求大；d.缩小但也部分增加了休閒地区。世上的水力发电有限，但世上对能源的需求却不断上升，造成水力发电的分配量将会降低。) |
| 水资源 | water resource Water in any of its forms, wherever located - atmosphere, surface or ground - which is or can be of value to man (任何形式、位于任何地方(大气、地表或地面)的可被人类利用的水。) |
| 水资源保护 | water resources conservation Controlled utilization or protection of any supply of water so that it is potentially useful for some purpose, such as for an economic, recreational or life-sustaining purpose (对任何供水的控制使用或保护，以便用于一些潜在的用途，例如，经济实用、娱乐或维持生命的目的。) |
| 水资源保护 | water protection Measures to conserve surface and groundwater; to ensure the continued availability of water for growing domestic, commercial and industrial uses and to ensure sufficient water for natural ecosystems (保护地表水和地下水的措施，以确保水的持续可用性以满足不断增长的家庭、商业和工业用途，以确保自然生态系统有足够的水。) |
| 水资源保护立法 | water protection legislation |
| 美国水资源委员会 | Water Resources Council |
| 水资源委员会 | Committee on Water Resources |
| 水资源开发中心 | Water Resources Development Center |
| 水资源研究委员会 | Committee on Water Resources Research |
| 水资源立法 | water resources legislation A binding rule or body of rules prescribed by a government to manage and protect an area's natural water supply and waterways (由政府规定的具有约束力的规则或规则体来管理和保护一个地区的天然水源和水道。) |
| 水资源管理 | water resources management Measures and activities concerning the supply of water, the improvement of efficiency in its use, the reduction of losses and waste, water-saving practices to reduce costs and to slow the depletion of the water supply to ensure future water availability (有关水的供应、其使用效率的提高、损失和浪费的减少、节水实践的措施和活动，以降低成本，减缓供水损耗，以确保未来水资源的供应。) |
| 淡水资源 | freshwater resource The network of rivers, lakes, and other surface waters that supply water for food production and other essential human systems (河流、湖泊和其他地表水网络，为食物生产和其他重要人类活动提供水源。) |
| 澳大利亚水资源委员会 | Australian Water Resources Council |
| 石油公司保护净化空气和水资源国际研究组 | Oil Companies International Study Group for Conservation of Clean Air and Water |
| 美国水资源协会 | American Water Resources Association |
