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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The climate and weather agency provides essential services, including detailed forecasts for industries like shipping, ski resorts and water supply management.
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The money could also be used for fish passages, for methods to keep water in the river for longer stretches before diverting it, or to buy more water supplies to increase river flows.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
This will have the long-term effect of strengthening the City of Tucson's options for developing future water supplies 10, 25, and 50 years from now.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
To the south, Diamond Valley, a major off-stream reservoir in Riverside County that is key to water supplies in Los Angeles and surrounding cities, was 98% full.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Christine Clarridge, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
The money could also be used for fish passages, for methods to keep water in the river for longer stretches before diverting it, or to buy more water supplies to increase river flows.
—Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2025
This will have the long-term effect of strengthening the City of Tucson's options for developing future water supplies 10, 25, and 50 years from now.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
To the south, Diamond Valley, a major off-stream reservoir in Riverside County that is key to water supplies in Los Angeles and surrounding cities, was 98% full.
—Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Water supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20supply. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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