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  2. Water trading - Wikipedia

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    Water trading is the process of buying and selling water access entitlements, also often called water rights. The terms of the trade can be either permanent or temporary, depending on the legal status of the water rights. Some of the western states of the United States, Chile, South Africa, Australia, Iran and Spain 's Canary Islands have water ...

  3. Ice trade - Wikipedia

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    The ice trade, also known as the frozen water trade, was a 19th-century and early 20th-century industry, centering on the east coast of the United States and Norway, involving the large-scale harvesting, transport and sale of natural ice, and later the making and sale of artificial ice, for domestic consumption and commercial purposes.

  4. Louisiana Purchase - Wikipedia

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    The Louisiana Purchase ( French: Vente de la Louisiane, lit. 'Sale of Louisiana') was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. This consisted of most of the land in the Mississippi River's drainage basin west of the river. [ 1] In return for fifteen million dollars, [ a] or ...

  5. Water privatization in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The largest private water utilities have fewer EPA violations, fines, or work orders when it comes to compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act. An American Water Intelligence analysis of EPA data from 2001 to 2011 shows that NAWC members had 0.09 EPA enforcement actions per 1 million customers, while all other water operators had 30.03 EPA ...

  6. List of industry trade groups in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Marketing Research Association. Million Dollar Round Table. National Association of Real Estate Brokers. National Association of Realtors. Outdoor Advertising Association of America. Produce Marketing Association. Promotion Marketing Association. Public Relations Society of America. United States Chamber of Commerce.

  7. Bottled water in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States is the largest consumer market for bottled water in the world, followed by Mexico, China, and Brazil. [1] [obsolete source] In 1975, Americans rarely drank bottled water—just one gallon of bottled water per person per year on average. By 2005, it had grown to ~26 gallons (98.5 L) per person per year. [2]

  8. Aqua America's Texas and Illinois Subsidiaries Acquire Water ...

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    Aqua America, Inc. Gretchen Toner. Manager, Strategic Communications. 610-645-1175. 484-368-4816 (cell) gmtoner@aquaamerica.com. KEYWORDS: United States North America Illinois Pennsylvania Texas ...

  9. Frederic Tudor - Wikipedia

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    Frederic Tudor. Frederic Tudor (September 4, 1783 – February 6, 1864) was an American businessman and merchant. Known as Boston 's " Ice King ", he was the founder of the Tudor Ice Company and a pioneer of the international ice trade in the early 19th century. He made a fortune shipping ice cut from New England ponds to ports in the Caribbean ...