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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Fecal matter may also have contaminated the drinking water supply at Vindolanda fort, sickening the residents.
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
By making its most expensive property acquisition ever, the city's Department of Environmental Protection is trying to avoid spending billions down the road to filter the water supply.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
These small devices identify leakage right away and alert you to close the water supply if required.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
Ahmed al-Jash’ami, a former farmer from Iraq’s central Babel province, recalls watching his father die heartbroken as dwindling water supplies caused their orchard to wither and turn barren.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
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Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 22 Dec. 2025
By making its most expensive property acquisition ever, the city's Department of Environmental Protection is trying to avoid spending billions down the road to filter the water supply.
—Tony Aiello, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025
These small devices identify leakage right away and alert you to close the water supply if required.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Dec. 2025
Ahmed al-Jash’ami, a former farmer from Iraq’s central Babel province, recalls watching his father die heartbroken as dwindling water supplies caused their orchard to wither and turn barren.
—Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Money, 21 Dec. 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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