Dam Up Water

For example, meeting growing demand by finding a new source of water or by building a new dam in a place like California could cost up to 60 cents per cubic meter of water.

举例来说，在加利福尼亚州为满足日益增长的需求而寻找新水源或修建新的水坝，每立方米的水价可能要上升到60水美分。

But critics say the sheer weight of water backed up in the 410-mile-long reservoir behind the dam has increased the danger of earthquakes and landslides.

但是评论家们认为大坝背后长达410英里的水库中庞大的蓄水增加了地震和山体滑坡的威胁。

Years ago, the mountain village where they grew up had electricity for only several hours each evening, when water was let out of a nearby dam to turn a small turbine.

一年前，他们生长的这个小山村仅在晚上有几个小时的电，附近的水坝上有一个小型涡轮。