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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Supporters of the plan, including water agencies in Southern California and Silicon Valley, say the state needs to build new infrastructure in the delta to protect the water supply in the face of climate change and earthquake risks.
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
According to investigators, Williams played a direct role in the inmates’ escape by cutting off the water supply to the cell, enabling the removal of the toilet and sink and creating a hole through which the inmates escaped.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
Investigators had spoken with the maintenance worker, who said that one escapee told him to turn off the water supply in the cell from which the inmates escaped.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The pipe, preserved in the marshy soil, highlights the historical significance of Leuven as a Roman settlement with a water supply system.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025
According to investigators, Williams played a direct role in the inmates’ escape by cutting off the water supply to the cell, enabling the removal of the toilet and sink and creating a hole through which the inmates escaped.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 21 May 2025
Investigators had spoken with the maintenance worker, who said that one escapee told him to turn off the water supply in the cell from which the inmates escaped.
—Dan Gooding
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
The pipe, preserved in the marshy soil, highlights the historical significance of Leuven as a Roman settlement with a water supply system.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 16 May 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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