In 2015, the sensor fish will evaluate a dam in Southeast Asia's Mekong River, irrigation structures in Australia, a conventional dam as well as three small hydro installations within the United States.
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Though the twelve large planned hydroelectic dams larger than 1, 000 MW get much media attention, there are at least another twelve in the 100-1000 MW range and at least 27 smaller microhydroprojects smaller than 100 MW . The rest of the dams are generally lower height irrigation structures.
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In July 2006, the World Heritage Committee endorsed the inclusion of the five Omani falajs in the World Heritage List to express the international standing of this unique water system that represents a cultural legacy created by the Omanis over 2, 000 years ago, being the oldest irrigation structure in the region.
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The proposed conservation measures are re-demarcation of the park's boundary and widen the boundary to include the northern scrubland, resettle families inhabiting within the park, a programme to control spread of invasive alien plants, create irrigation structures to stop the flow of irrigation water and management of livestock grazing.
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Only one tiny spring source remains, and this has a small improved pool ( less than 1 m?in area ), with a water temperature of 17 �C . The species is abundant on rootlets in this pool, but is not found in the ditches and ponds radiating from the spring into irrigation structures.
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Locals believed the weed was introduced to the woreda through the 1996 flood of the Awash, which brought plants from the Koka Reservoir into both residential areas and the Wonji Sugar Plantation, where it has infested 116.4 hectares of irrigation structures, causing water loss, increased labor, and providing an environment that encourages malaria-carrying mosquitos and schistosomiasis.
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For example, so-called " campari " were responsible for the maintenance of irrigation structures; " bergamini " looked after the cattle; " casari " worked in the dairy; " bifolchi " were responsible for ox-driven tillage ( and " cavallanti " for horse-driven tillage ); and " contadini " were factotum peasants, although their main task was that of harvesting hay for cattle feeding.
