water supply
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Most of the water supply in northern areas of the UK comes from surface water - reservoirs and rivers.
From BBC • May 1, 2026
Still, California is enduring its second-worst snow drought in 50 years, which experts say is a sign of how rising temperatures from climate change are worsening the West’s long-term water supply problems.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Retrofitting the warehouse for immigration detention would create construction sediment that would run into nearby waterways, Maryland’s lawsuit argued, and housing hundreds of people there would strain the water supply and create sewage overflows.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
In 1945, Grand Rapids, Mich., played host to a pilot project that added sodium fluoride to the town’s water supply.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Seldom if ever does Nature operate in closed and separate compartments, and she has not done so in distributing the earth’s water supply.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
