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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Dispatch audio obtained by the Miami Herald from the early moments of the response revealed the firefighters’ struggle to generate the water supply needed to get the blaze under control.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The hot water supply at the three-compartment ware wash sink was too cold.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The district’s seven reservoirs comprise about 75% of its water supply, holding up to 80,000 acre-feet of water, equal to about a two-year supply.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Tucson also faces outside threats to its water supplies, namely pollution.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
The hot water supply at the three-compartment ware wash sink was too cold.
—Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The district’s seven reservoirs comprise about 75% of its water supply, holding up to 80,000 acre-feet of water, equal to about a two-year supply.
—Adrian Rodriguez, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
Tucson also faces outside threats to its water supplies, namely pollution.
—Austin Corona, AZCentral.com, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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