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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Long daily blackouts are the new normal; food, medicines and fuel are scarce, the entire electrical grid goes down frequently, and the water supply and trash collection have been severely disrupted.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
The more immediate risk of poor snow conditions is the impact on water supplies this summer, particularly along the Colorado River but also more broadly across a large expanse of the West.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Currently, 14 of the state’s 17 major water supply reservoirs are at 70% or more capacity, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Even if the sources of some contaminants, like PFAS, were removed from the water supply at their source, the drugs would likely still be found in the water.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
The more immediate risk of poor snow conditions is the impact on water supplies this summer, particularly along the Colorado River but also more broadly across a large expanse of the West.
—Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Currently, 14 of the state’s 17 major water supply reservoirs are at 70% or more capacity, according to the California Department of Water Resources.
—Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Even if the sources of some contaminants, like PFAS, were removed from the water supply at their source, the drugs would likely still be found in the water.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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