PTE Reading
Re-order Paragraphs
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Re-order Paragraphs
Arrange the sentences into the correct order.
Put the sentences in the correct order:
- As droughts become more frequent in many regions, this early-restriction approach is shifting from an emergency measure to a standard part of annual reservoir planning.
- Faced with that trade-off, most agencies now impose tiered restrictions early in a drought, cutting non-essential use before storage falls to critical levels.
- During prolonged droughts, however, inflow from rivers and snowmelt drops well below these planned release rates, forcing operators to choose between rationing water immediately or risking a much steeper shortage later.
- Under normal conditions, operators release water gradually through the dry months, drawing down the stored supply just fast enough to meet demand without emptying the reservoir before the next rainy season.
- Reservoirs behind dams exist primarily to smooth out the mismatch between when rainfall arrives and when people actually need water.