water supply
Example Sentences
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O’Leary has said his project will return energy to the grid, create thousands of jobs, produce millions of dollars in tax revenue and won’t adversely affect the water supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
During a Thursday evening news conference, Tracy Fire Chief Randall Bradley said that an “aggressive fire attack with a limited water supply, high winds, high temperatures, humidity made firefighting very difficult.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Runoff from wildfire burn areas or bacteria such as E. coli could enter sinkholes connected to Roaring Springs Cave and reach the water supply.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
Between November and December, some 24,000 SEW customers had no water supply or low pressure following a plant failure, which led to a boil water notice for several days.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Enormous ingenuity is apparent with some of the loners in placing the water supply higher than the unit and connecting it with plastic pipe so that a gravity flow is insured.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
