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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Conservation programs like the one sending money to California farmers have been key in boosting water supplies in major reservoirs.
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Alex Hager, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Texas' water supply — and the state's economic growth — could be endangered by a worsening shortage of workers in water and wastewater utilities, per a new report.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
For inhabitants of these settlements, the water supply is even shakier than for the rest of the city’s residents, and thus fog offers an even bigger opportunity.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
Lowe added that the water supply for current residents will not be affected by the new development.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
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Alex Hager, NPR, 25 Feb. 2025
Texas' water supply — and the state's economic growth — could be endangered by a worsening shortage of workers in water and wastewater utilities, per a new report.
—Megan Stringer, Axios, 24 Feb. 2025
For inhabitants of these settlements, the water supply is even shakier than for the rest of the city’s residents, and thus fog offers an even bigger opportunity.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 20 Feb. 2025
Lowe added that the water supply for current residents will not be affected by the new development.
—Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for water supply
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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