water supply

Example Sentences

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If the snowpack melts too fast, the surge of water can overwhelm rivers and infrastructure, leading to flooding and water supply shortages later in the season.

From Los Angeles Times

Saudi Arabia, the largest of the Gulf countries, has more ability to sustain attacks on water supplies than its immediate neighbors, Ibish said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Swain noted that there is still significant moisture in California’s mountains, but the diminished snowpack will likely affect the state’s water supply and wildfire risk later this summer.

From Los Angeles Times

Last year the BBC told of people who lived near a data centre in Georgia in the USA who were struggling with an excessive build-up of sediment in water supplies.

From BBC

“So this is really a test of our resiliency, of our water supply.”

From Los Angeles Times