At the starting, we were 100% or 90% dependable on the underground water extraction, which is not ecologically viable or environmentally friendly.

初期，我们90%到100%的水源需要依赖地下水，这样成本太高而且也不环保。

The government, Cristi said, has been unwilling to propose bans on water extraction.

克里斯蒂说，政府一直不愿意提议禁止取水。

Thanks to water extraction, dam building and other river-changing pursuits, more than three-quarters of river amphibians, fish and mammals have disappeared since 1970.

由于水源抽取、大坝建设及河道改迁等原因，自1970年以来超过四分之三的两栖动物、鱼类及哺乳动物已经从地球上消失。

Another problem affecting water extraction in Chile is who should deal with legal questions.

影响智利水资源开采的另一个问题是由谁来处理法律问题。

But for many years, the Chilean government approved water extraction rights with little consideration for their effect on the environment.

但多年来，智利政府批准取水权时很少考虑其对环境的影响。