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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There are only four cities with their own water systems — Florida City, Hialeah, Homestead and North Miami Beach — and each currently adds fluoride to their water supplies.
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
On March 28, the California Department of Water Resources conducted its final manual survey of the season at Phillips Station near Sierra-at-Tahoe in El Dorado County, measuring the mountain snow bank that feeds much of California’s water supply.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Local reports indicate that a town in Virginia has also voted unanimously to bar adding fluoride to its town water supply.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
Snow in the Sierra supplies about a third of the state’s water supply.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
On March 28, the California Department of Water Resources conducted its final manual survey of the season at Phillips Station near Sierra-at-Tahoe in El Dorado County, measuring the mountain snow bank that feeds much of California’s water supply.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Local reports indicate that a town in Virginia has also voted unanimously to bar adding fluoride to its town water supply.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
Snow in the Sierra supplies about a third of the state’s water supply.
—Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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