20-12-2018 дата публикации
Номер: US20180362364A1
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A method of supplying water using a natural water pipeline includes withdrawing impaired water from an impaired water body connected to a waterway and treating the impaired water from the impaired water body to produce treated water. The method also includes discharging the treated water into the waterway and conveying the treated water via the waterway to one or more locations proximate to one or more remote operational facilities that withdraws water from the waterway at the one or more locations. The method further includes receiving a monetary value from one or more operational entities operating the one or more remote operational facilities and providing at least a portion of one or more water access rights to the one or more operational entities in exchange for the monetary value. 122-. (canceled)23. A method of providing access to water in a natural pipeline , comprising:receiving a notification that permission was granted from a water rights granting entity to withdraw water from an impaired water body located proximate to the natural pipeline;withdrawing impaired water from the impaired water body using a water withdrawal system based on the notification;cleaning the impaired water using a water treatment system to obtain treated water;discharging the treated water from the treatment system into the natural pipeline;receiving notification of receipt of a water withdrawal allowance from the water rights granting entity as a result of withdrawing, cleaning, and discharging the water; andtransferring the water withdrawal allowance to a remote operational facility to control withdrawal of the water at a location associated with the remote operational facility.24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the impaired water body comprises at least one of an acid mine or mining drainage canal claim 23 , a mining drainage channel claim 23 , an overflow channel claim 23 , or a mine pool water body.25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the water treatment system is a man-made ...
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