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 disease does not spread from person-to-person, but outbreaks can occur if the bacteria makes its way into a building's water supply.
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The disease does not spread from person to person, but outbreaks can grow if the bacteria get into a building's water supply, including in shower heads, sink faucets, hot water tanks, heaters and other plumbing systems.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile the local factories producing Teflon pump pollutants into local water supplies.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
DeSantis announced over $112 million in grants to various projects aimed at improving Florida’s water supply in Tampa.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
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Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2025
The disease does not spread from person to person, but outbreaks can grow if the bacteria get into a building's water supply, including in shower heads, sink faucets, hot water tanks, heaters and other plumbing systems.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile the local factories producing Teflon pump pollutants into local water supplies.
—Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 4 Dec. 2025
DeSantis announced over $112 million in grants to various projects aimed at improving Florida’s water supply in Tampa.
—Asher Notheis, The Washington Examiner, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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