surplus water
Example Sentences
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The St. Francis Dam, part of the larger aqueduct system, was meant to store surplus water.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
To handle the extra volume, engineers send surplus water down 5 Shaft into the deep pool below, much like an overflow spillway helps relieve pressure at a full reservoir.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 6, 2026
Nine years out of 10, they’ll receive payment from a conservation group in exchange for leaving the surplus water in the river.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
This was the first year in memory that Fort Bragg could not sell its surplus water to Mendocino Village, an old lumber town of historic Victorians and homegrown boutiques.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 21, 2021
Now our underdrains come into play, for all of the surplus water is drained off in about three days, and we can start the cultivator.
From The Cauliflower by Crozier, A. A. (Arthur Alger)
