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LITRE. A French measure of capacity. It is of the size of a decimetre, or one-tenth part of a cubic metre. It is equal to 61.028 cubic inches. Vide Measure.

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Although there were different views, the majority favoured a threshold of 50 megalitres or higher.
Assault on Severn Trent monopoly is postponed
At 660 000 megalitres (ML) capacity and inundating 7600 hectares when complete, the Traveston Crossing Dam is being hailed by Premier Peter Beattie as an essential weapon in the battle against the state's worsening water shortage crisis.
Queensland's dam strategy raises bigger questions
The immediate local questions about flood maps and the impacts on properties and livelihoods were unsurprising, but the joint Ministerial Media Statement added only information of a techno-managerial nature with the comment that the dam's 'projected storage capacity' was estimated at 660,000 megalitres, possibly_ covering an area of 7,600 hectares, and intended to 'boost Queensland's water supply system'.
The symbolic politics of belonging and community in peri-urban environmental disputes: the Traveston Crossing Dam in Queensland, Australia
Regulator Ofwat has the power to fine firms that fail to meet leakage targets - with potential penalties up to 10 per cent of their turnover - but the North West Water owner said it met its 2010/11 benchmark of 464 megalitres a day.
Staff praised for helping hit target; business Business briefing
The plant is expected to generate up to 16 megalitres of water per day and will provide sufficient water to meet the medium- and long-term needs of the mine.
Australian Market Report of March 31, 2011: Guildford Coal (ASX:GUF) To Acquire Significant Thermal And Coking Coal Assets In Mongolia
About 170,000 megalitres is now gushing out of Wivenhoe Dam in to the river.
Torrential rain raises flood alarm in Queensland
Around an extra 250 megalitres are being pumped into the system every day, Northern Ireland Water said today, but most of it is being lost in leakages from burst pipes.
Burst pipes will not be repaired until new year; N.IRELAND'S WATER CRISIS RUMBLES ON
On Tuesday, due to water lost through bursts on the network, Welsh Water added around 920 megalitres per day into its supply.
Bursting pipes hit water supplies to 5,000 homes; MANY AFFECTED BY BROKEN MAIN IN CARMARTHENSHIRE
CubicQED CEO, Mr David McMurran, says the minimum-scale commercial plant will initially cover three hectares, with 15 ponds containing 15 megalitres of water producing a minimum of 1.
Efficient algae: the next biofuel? Microalgae are grown in Australia to produce high-value dietary supplements. Now, they are being touted as a source of renewable energy to replace fossil fuels
Regarding his work at United Utilities, he says: "When you consider that we have 350 megalitres of sewage a day flowing through the treatment works, it is essential that it continues to operate efficiently in order to ensure the Mersey stays clean.
Watch out Griff, a tanker's coming! Paddy Shennan reports on Griff Rhys Jones's ill-fated mission to swim the Mersey
However companies still leaked 3,291 megalitres of water a day - enough to fill the bowl of the new Wembley stadium almost three times every 24 hours.
Water firms hit leak targets for first time - but still a way to go
Mr Edis said the company had reported an estimated 340 megalitres per day of water loss while the true figure was 514 megalitres.
Make an example of water firm, judge told

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