1. Why does the court require for criminal intent under the Clean Water Act? The court requires for criminal intent under the Clean Water Act that there must be proof that the action was intended in order for it to be considered guilty of the crime. There has to be proof of “knowingly of discharging a pollutant into navigable waters without a permit‚ knowingly operating danger through a pollutant‚ and knowingly operating a source in violation of pretreatment requirement” (253). There has to be an
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to meet demands. Today‚ hearing how polluted/contaminated lakes‚ rivers‚ and other water systems remains just a common occurrence in the minds of the majority individuals. Even though this water persists in its contamination‚ millions upon millions of people still consume this water for drinking every day. Such occurrences can be shown with the Great Lakes‚ since 35 million people rely on the water for fresh water even though there have been reports of high levels of mercury and PCB (polychlorinated
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with excessive garbage and vandalism. But what could people do to do something about it? To help keep their country clean? Many countries have many organisations both large‚ small or even communities that are aware about the cleanliness of their country. Having a clean country helps tourism and even improves the lives of many residents‚ let’s face it‚ everybody like to live in a clean environment. The problem of these organisations is that it is difficult to collect data about which location is actually
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‘The shortage in the supply of clean water is a looming crisis in some regions of the world.’ Discuss the causes and consequences. 1. Introduction Water shortage has been a worrisome problem facing the world. We mostly live in water-rich countries washing dishes‚ watering plants and taking a shower‚ it’s hard to imagine or realize there will be inadequate water supply for the world one day. Water is a finite resource such that the amount of fresh water supply provided by the hydrological cycle
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Thanks to strict regulations imposed by the US Environmental and Protection Agency‚ clean tap water is something Americans take for granted. But such is not the case for the residents of Flint‚ Michigan. Their water supply is so tainted that President Obama declared a federal state of emergency in Flint releasing up to $5 million USD to help the city combat what is probably one of the biggest public health crisis of recent times. The chain of events that led to this unprecedented situation began
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Engineering: Provide Access to Clean Water Introduction By Osama Al zoubi From the beginning of life‚ human beings have always faced challenges and difficulties in their lives. However‚ what is unique about humans is their ability to adapt and find solutions to these challenges. Engineering has always been the key and the most influential element to the survival of humanity in the face of the unending challenges. A committee of scientists and engineers from around the world have proposed the major
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- B “A World Without Water” Water is one of the essentialities of life on earth‚ without water life will not exist. Water is everywhere‚ we can find it from the foods we eat and beverages we drink. It has also many uses in our daily lives like cleaning ourselves‚ washing the clothes‚ watering the plants and others. Water can also refresh us during hot days of summer‚ like swimming. When we go to supermarkets we see different products which contain water. All living organisms need water‚ without
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enough to help with the world’s water crisis. There is over 40‚000 pieces of plastic per square mile of the ocean‚ 5‚000 kids die every day from unclean water‚ which adds up to 2 millions children every year‚ and finally water privatization is such a huge problem all over the world and we need to stop that‚ water is not a product‚ it’s a human right. Of course there are hundreds of other reasons such as even in Canada‚ not everyone has access to a nearby source of safe water or that birds and other animals
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FINAL: HEALTHY SPRING WATER COMPANY DEFINING THE PRICE-VOLUME TRADEOFF FOR A PRICE INCREASE 1. What is the maximum % sales loss that Healthy Spring could tolerate before a 10% price increase would fail to make a positive contribution to its profitability? And what is the unit break-even sales volume? - %P -10%/(60%+10%) Sales %= -10%/70% = -14.3% ~ 1714-1720 B/E %CM’ + %P Sales Volume 2. Repositioning as a premium water will require upgrading the packaging‚ changing from plastic bottles to
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Maritza Farrell FASH 206 - B May 3‚ y World Water Pollution Water pollution is one of the worst environmental impacts that our planet continues to suffers today. Every day people throw garbage into rivers‚ oceans‚ and lakes. Also‚ tons of human waste is dumped at the rivers and the sea from many waste factories‚ therefore‚ causing death of many animals in the environment. Polluted water can also cause outbreaks of hepatitis‚ cholera and dysentery in humans. Water pollution and pollution in general
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