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 state is also suggesting that the mobile home park residents could install carbon filters or ask for a connection to the Village of Lake Bluff community water supply.
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
In 2018, his team discovered the water supply in the California town of Paradise was compromised in the aftermath of the deadly Camp Fire.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 2 June 2025
Groundwater makes up about 35% of the total water supply for Arizona, said Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University, who was not directly involved in the study.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
The melting of Switzerland's glaciers could result in long-term reductions in the country's water supply, according to the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 May 2025
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Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
In 2018, his team discovered the water supply in the California town of Paradise was compromised in the aftermath of the deadly Camp Fire.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 2 June 2025
Groundwater makes up about 35% of the total water supply for Arizona, said Sarah Porter, director of the Kyl Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University, who was not directly involved in the study.
—Ella Nilsen, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
The melting of Switzerland's glaciers could result in long-term reductions in the country's water supply, according to the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 29 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.
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