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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California’s second wet winter in a row has left L.A’s water supplies in good shape for at least another year, but the inevitable return to dry conditions could once again put the city’s residents in a precarious position.
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Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Testing your water supply for toxicity can be expensive for most people.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 12 Apr. 2024
In a major setback for California’s beleaguered fishing industry and the latest reminder of the state’s long-running battles over water supplies, all commercial and recreational salmon fishing will be prohibited off the California coast for the second year in a row.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Under the new regulations, water systems will have three years to complete an initial test for current levels of PFAS in their water supply.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
This year has been a relatively good one for California water, with DWR estimating that snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada — which historically has made up two-thirds of the state’s total water supply — at 110% of normal as of this week.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
The residents of a spa town are trying to prevent a local doctor, Dr. Stockmann, from telling the truth about a factory that's polluting the local water supply.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
In addition to water access, the UNESCO report focuses on water sanitation, noting that, globally, 2.2 billion people still do not have access to safe water supplies.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
With California snowpack and reservoirs at above-average levels following two wet winters, Gov. Gavin Newsom stood on a snowy field near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and urged the state to do much more to make its water supplies resilient to the extreme droughts and flooding that come with climate change.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2024
Testing your water supply for toxicity can be expensive for most people.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 12 Apr. 2024
In a major setback for California’s beleaguered fishing industry and the latest reminder of the state’s long-running battles over water supplies, all commercial and recreational salmon fishing will be prohibited off the California coast for the second year in a row.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Under the new regulations, water systems will have three years to complete an initial test for current levels of PFAS in their water supply.
—USA TODAY, 10 Apr. 2024
This year has been a relatively good one for California water, with DWR estimating that snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada — which historically has made up two-thirds of the state’s total water supply — at 110% of normal as of this week.
—Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
The residents of a spa town are trying to prevent a local doctor, Dr. Stockmann, from telling the truth about a factory that's polluting the local water supply.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 5 Apr. 2024
In addition to water access, the UNESCO report focuses on water sanitation, noting that, globally, 2.2 billion people still do not have access to safe water supplies.
—Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2024
With California snowpack and reservoirs at above-average levels following two wet winters, Gov. Gavin Newsom stood on a snowy field near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday and urged the state to do much more to make its water supplies resilient to the extreme droughts and flooding that come with climate change.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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