water supply
noun
: a source, means, or process of supplying water (as for a community) usually including reservoirs, tunnels, and pipelines
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When there's a wildfire endangering homes insured by comp, crews from the company show up loaded with their own water supplies.
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Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
But this inquiry focuses narrowly on water supply issues in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
—Najmedin Meshkati, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Some of the flame retardants used to contain the fires can also allow hazardous substances like benzene to enter the water supply.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
But online, many are pointing the finger at billionaire art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick, accusing them of hoarding the state’s water supply.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Laurel Wamsley, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025
But this inquiry focuses narrowly on water supply issues in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood.
—Najmedin Meshkati, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2025
Some of the flame retardants used to contain the fires can also allow hazardous substances like benzene to enter the water supply.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 15 Jan. 2025
But online, many are pointing the finger at billionaire art collectors Lynda and Stewart Resnick, accusing them of hoarding the state’s water supply.
—The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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