מים שפירים

English translation: water for irrigation and drinking

10:57 Nov 24, 2010
Hebrew to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Agriculture / מים
Hebrew term or phrase: מים שפירים
לשימוש בחקלאות
JeSsRockiT
Local time: 19:19
English translation:water for irrigation and drinking
Explanation:
I am adding an explanation that appeared in the magazine of the Jerusalem Post on March 5, 2010.
"Israel conserves freshwater primarily for drinking and it is enough. So our wastewater from showers, toilets, sinks, street drains, etc. is sent to wastewater treatment facilities and treated to a tertiary level - over 90% fresh - that goes mostly to agriculture."

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-11-24 13:33:52 GMT)
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The frase "water for irrigation and drinking" gives 67,900 Google hits.
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Pnina
Israel
Local time: 19:19
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1fresh water drinking water
Smantha
5brackish water
judithyf
4Drinking water/potable water
Gad Kohenov
4water for irrigation and drinking
Pnina


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fresh water drinking water


Explanation:
מים שפירים – מים שאיכותם טובה והם ראויים לשתייה ולכל שימוש אחר.

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לס מים שפירים. 31.5b. גרומוסול מים מליחים. 28.1a. גרומוסול מי קולחים. 28.0a. גרומוסול מים שפירים ... ESP of the soil irrigated with fresh water equal to 2.2 ...
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- 93 - נתונים נבחרים לוח 26.- מים לחקלאות,
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לפי סוג מים. By type of water. מים שפירים. 607306. 108067. 27626. 132407. 150854. 86633. 101719. Fresh water. מים מליחים. 123485 ...
www.cbs.gov.il/haklaut/agrical_2003/ctab26.pdf


מים שפירים- Drinking Water
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מים שפירים- Drinking Water. מים באיכות הראויה לשתייה. הדפס · שלח לחבר · עמוד הבית · מפת אתר · צור קשר: טלפון- 09-8826464 אי מייל - [email protected] ...
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Note added at 8 mins (2010-11-24 11:05:56 GMT)
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There are 2 translations offered: fresh water OR drinking water (the slash has disappeared)

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Note added at 10 mins (2010-11-24 11:08:24 GMT)
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סוגי מים
Fresh water מים מתוקים/שפירים
Brackish water מים מליחים
Saline water מים מלוחים

http://www.bgu.ac.il/BioTech/376-1-4041_Introduction_to_Envi...

Smantha
Israel
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in HebrewHebrew

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Natalya Sogolovsky
19 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
brackish water


Explanation:
used for irrigation purposes

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Note added at 11 mins (2010-11-24 11:08:42 GMT)
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I had this term from a hydraulic engineer

judithyf
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Smantha: You are talking about מים מליחים
5 mins
  -> I had this term from a hydraulic engineer
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Drinking water/potable water


Explanation:
I prefer potable but I am a latinist.
Brackish water is indeed מים מליחים

Gad Kohenov
Israel
Local time: 19:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 7
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
water for irrigation and drinking


Explanation:
I am adding an explanation that appeared in the magazine of the Jerusalem Post on March 5, 2010.
"Israel conserves freshwater primarily for drinking and it is enough. So our wastewater from showers, toilets, sinks, street drains, etc. is sent to wastewater treatment facilities and treated to a tertiary level - over 90% fresh - that goes mostly to agriculture."

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-11-24 13:33:52 GMT)
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The frase "water for irrigation and drinking" gives 67,900 Google hits.


    Reference: http://www.jpost.com/Features/MagazineFeatures/Article.aspx?...
Pnina
Israel
Local time: 19:19
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
PRO pts in category: 4
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