The duty of water companies should not be to provide competition.

Albert's father took over his duties of water works engineer for the local Council.

Engineers had over 7000 records to investigate,58 irrigation works to inspect, "duty of water" requirements to assess, and minor disputes to settle.

He also on occasion dispensed legal advice; in February 1983 he advised Patrick Evershed on the statutory duties of water suppliers.

An important duty of water is its capacity to expel air from the soil as it fills it and to draw fresh air into the soil as it seeps downward to the river.

They are more exposed to the mosquito-borne diseases such as malaria, dengue and chikungunya, which they come into contact with through the duties of water collection and food harvesting that typically fall to women and which are transmitted through floods and rising humidity.