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giga- + litre

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  • In Victoria, Australia, in the midst of our worst drought in a hundred years, Coca Cola-Amital has been paying a measly 5c a gigalitre for the water they resell at exorbitant rates.

    Bottled Water Is Still A Scam - Anil Dash 2007

  • Previous tenders in January and March attracted considerable interest from irrigators, with the 60 gigalitre limit placed on purchases from NSW already reached.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • In brief, I believe the capital cost of the plant will amount to $600 million a year before even one gigalitre of water is produced.

    The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines 2010

  • The authority had controversially proposed returning 3000 to 4000 gigalitres of water one gigalitre is one billion litres to the stressed river system each year.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • The report says up to $5 billion extra dollars will be needed to pay for the 4000 gigalitre target outlined in the contentious MDBA plan, with a minimum of $1.6 billion for 3000

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • In brief, I believe the capital cost of the plant will amount to $600 million a year before even one gigalitre of water is produced.

    The Age News Headlines 2010

  • Mr Williams said SA was only likely to get whatever water NSW irrigators could not use quickly enough to prevent storage levels in the Menindee Lakes reaching a 640 gigalitre release trigger.

    AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories 2010

  • Water flowing into the system in the three years to March totalled 5160 gigalitres, less than half the previous 11,300 gigalitre minimum during the 1943-46 drought, according to the authority's update.

    Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS Newsfeed 2009

  • Water flowing into the system in the three years to March totalled 5160 gigalitres, less than half the previous 11,300 gigalitre minimum during the 1943-46 drought, according to the authority's update.

    Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed 2009

  • It reminded me of an old banger with a 500 gigalitre engine hidden beneath it - looks ropey, but performs in a way that makes you instantly love and trust it.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2009

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  • One billion litres.

    November 29, 2017