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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The agency most impacted by the termination of BRIC is the South Florida Water Management District, responsible for maintaining water quality, controlling the water supply, ecosystem restoration and flood control in a 16-county area that runs from Orlando south to the Keys.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Another study conducted in Galesburg, Illinois found that the number of cavity-free 14-year-olds dropped by 10% and the rate of cavities went up by 38% when the city switched its water supply from naturally fluoridated water to an alternative water source with little fluoride.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
In 1976, voters passed a ballot initiative that prohibited the State Board of Health from mandating the addition of fluoride or other medicines to public water supplies and required local voters to pass an initiative to add them.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Additional standards apply to water supply, road widths and entry and exit paths.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
Another study conducted in Galesburg, Illinois found that the number of cavity-free 14-year-olds dropped by 10% and the rate of cavities went up by 38% when the city switched its water supply from naturally fluoridated water to an alternative water source with little fluoride.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 8 Apr. 2025
In 1976, voters passed a ballot initiative that prohibited the State Board of Health from mandating the addition of fluoride or other medicines to public water supplies and required local voters to pass an initiative to add them.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2025
Additional standards apply to water supply, road widths and entry and exit paths.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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