How to Use water supply in a Sentence

water supply

noun
  • This is all good for water supply, but the drought is far from over.
    Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2021
  • In the south, the water supply from the Dnipro River to the city of Mykolaiv has been damaged.
    Renee Hickman, Scientific American, 20 July 2022
  • The dyes in the runoffs from this clothing that's just sitting around end up in the water supply.
    Zoe Christen Jones, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Snow in the Sierra supplies about a third of the state’s water supply.
    Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The pipe was cracked, severing the water supply and flooding the first floor of the station.
    John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Its water supply comes from the east branch of the Rocky River and sometimes Coe Lake.
    Beth Mlady, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • The dam will give Ethiopia control over 80% of Egypt’s water supply.
    Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2021
  • Once the water supply is off, turn on the faucet to drain any remaining water in the pipes.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 17 June 2021
  • Luckily, the water supply is fresh, and there’s a dry ledge to sleep.
    Kate Knibbs, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Alongside the water pressure, check the flow rate of the water supply.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The cost of living and the lack of water supply were also top worries here.
    Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The flow rate of a soaker hose depends on the length and inner diameter of the hose, the pressure of the water supply, and the rate of the faucet.
    Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2023
  • If leaks are found, shut off the water supply until the leaks are repaired.
    al, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Aid is to focus on food, schools, the health sector, and clean water supply.
    BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2021
  • Without this spring and summer bump, as much as much as 30% of the state’s water supply could be lost.
    Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Nov. 2021
  • Now health officials fear for the state of the water supply, among many other things.
    Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The guideline is used to forecast the state’s water supply in the drier summer months.
    Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • And that's how fast a metro area of a half-million people can lose its water supply.
    jsonline.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The agency’s long-term plans for the water supply continue to adapt with each drought.
    Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Even so, the project has not closed the gap between Beijing water supply and demand, which is acute.
    Therese Shaheen, National Review, 7 June 2021
  • Though half the city's wells are closed, water supply has not been affected at this point.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Oct. 2021
  • For decades, many of the households in Rio Verde Foothills had their water hauled in from Scottsdale’s water supply.
    Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • What does Mesa need to do to manage the city’s water supply in the ongoing drought that could lead to steeper cuts?
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
  • During the breakdown process, PFAS can leach into the soil and water supply.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Talk of birth-order dynamics seems to be in the water supply these days.
    Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
  • More than half the department’s water supply comes from runoff in the Wasatch Mountains.
    Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The plan comes as Utah grapples with a dwindling water supply, and the West braces for a drier future.
    Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 May 2022
  • The efforts to secure new water supplies could be a race against climate change.
    Peter Eavis Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The snowpack is vital to the region, which for more than 20 years has struggled with drought, leaving states struggling to maintain water supplies and contributing to wildfires.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 May 2025
  • Archaeologists know this due to a rental notice still intact on the outside of her house, which also featured wall-to-wall frescoes, lush gardens and a private water supply.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2025

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