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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While conditions are significantly better than in recent drought years, officials caution that one good season doesn't fix long-term water supply issues.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Maybe half the country’s water systems, including New York and Seattle, use chlorine to disinfect the city’s water supply.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 25 Apr. 2025
In a statement, DWP asserted that even with the Santa Ynez Reservoir offline, customers in the Palisades neighborhood and the vicinity still have an adequate water supply.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Apr. 2025
Maybe half the country’s water systems, including New York and Seattle, use chlorine to disinfect the city’s water supply.
—Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 25 Apr. 2025
In a statement, DWP asserted that even with the Santa Ynez Reservoir offline, customers in the Palisades neighborhood and the vicinity still have an adequate water supply.
—Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
Now, the water supply faces another rising challenge: saltwater intrusion.
—John Kominoski, The Conversation, 15 Apr. 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 5 May. 2025.
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