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Water

Water is a chemical compound with the chemical formula H20. A water molecule contains one hydrogen atom and two oxygen atoms. Water is a liquid at standard ambient temperature and pressure though it can be a solid (ice)in low temperatures or evaporate into water vapor a higher temperatures.

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Water

price gouging

Natural environment; Water

Excessive water rate increases that are unfair to water customers.

tiered pricing

Natural environment; Water

Increasing block-rate pricing.

benthic zone

Natural environment; Water

The lower region of a body of water including the bottom.

endangered species

Natural environment; Water

Animals, birds, fish, plants, or other living organisms threatened with extinction by anthropogenic (man-caused) or other natural changes in their environment. Requirements for declaring a species ...

isotherm

Natural environment; Water

Line that connects points of equal temperature.

pricing/rate structure

Natural environment; Water

System used by water utility managers to charge customers for water usage.

time-of-day pricing

Natural environment; Water

Pricing that charges users relatively higher prices during utilities' peak use periods.

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