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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This could indicate possible neurodevelopmental harms to pregnant people or young children, when they are exposed to drinking water containing at least 1.5 milligrams of fluoride per liter — a level more than twice what's recommended (0.7 mg/L) for the U.S. water supply.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
When reached for comment, a spokesperson from the DPW referred Newsweek to a webpage about water supply.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
After the local county approved the permits, the Coastal Commision took jurisdictional control after citizens and commissioners appealed the approval, and denied the permits in 2022, citing concerns about water supply levels and the impact on the Monterey Pine Forest.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
However, utilities industry — electricity, heat, gas and water supply — saw a 10.9% year-on-year increase in profits between January and November.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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Pien Huang, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
When reached for comment, a spokesperson from the DPW referred Newsweek to a webpage about water supply.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
After the local county approved the permits, the Coastal Commision took jurisdictional control after citizens and commissioners appealed the approval, and denied the permits in 2022, citing concerns about water supply levels and the impact on the Monterey Pine Forest.
—Kenneth Schrupp | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Jan. 2025
However, utilities industry — electricity, heat, gas and water supply — saw a 10.9% year-on-year increase in profits between January and November.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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