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Phoenix relies on the Colorado for about a third of its tap water, running about 120,000 acre-feet of it through its surface water treatment plants, according to a 2023 report from the Kyl Center.
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Bringing a saucepan full of tap water to a roiling boil is a pretty quick process, especially on an induction cooktop, but getting a large, heavy Dutch oven full of water to a boil is another story.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The researchers used one gel to seal a hole at the base of a three-meter-long pipe that was filled with tap water to simulate a high-pressure water leak.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
That's especially important when the tap water is undrinkable.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 July 2025
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Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Bringing a saucepan full of tap water to a roiling boil is a pretty quick process, especially on an induction cooktop, but getting a large, heavy Dutch oven full of water to a boil is another story.
—Emily Farris, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
The researchers used one gel to seal a hole at the base of a three-meter-long pipe that was filled with tap water to simulate a high-pressure water leak.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 8 Aug. 2025
That's especially important when the tap water is undrinkable.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for tap water
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“Tap water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tap%20water. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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