How to Use water supply in a Sentence

water supply

noun
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  • In the south, the water supply from the Dnipro River to the city of Mykolaiv has been damaged.
    — Renee Hickman, Scientific American, 20 July 2022
  • The pipe was cracked, severing the water supply and flooding the first floor of the station.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 13 July 2023
  • Its water supply comes from the east branch of the Rocky River and sometimes Coe Lake.
    — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Luckily, the water supply is fresh, and there’s a dry ledge to sleep.
    — Kate Knibbs, Wired, 8 Mar. 2022
  • Alongside the water pressure, check the flow rate of the water supply.
    — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The cost of living and the lack of water supply were also top worries here.
    — Kim Bojórquez, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The flow rate of a soaker hose depends on the length and inner diameter of the hose, the pressure of the water supply, and the rate of the faucet.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Apr. 2023
  • If leaks are found, shut off the water supply until the leaks are repaired.
    — al, 26 Dec. 2022
  • Now health officials fear for the state of the water supply, among many other things.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The guideline is used to forecast the state’s water supply in the drier summer months.
    — Brianna Taylor, Sacramento Bee, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The agency’s long-term plans for the water supply continue to adapt with each drought.
    — Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
  • For decades, many of the households in Rio Verde Foothills had their water hauled in from Scottsdale’s water supply.
    — Daniel Rothberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Mar. 2024
  • What does Mesa need to do to manage the city’s water supply in the ongoing drought that could lead to steeper cuts?
    — Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 20 Sep. 2022
  • Talk of birth-order dynamics seems to be in the water supply these days.
    — Allie Volpe, Vox, 10 June 2024
  • More than half the department’s water supply comes from runoff in the Wasatch Mountains.
    — Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Apr. 2022
  • The plan comes as Utah grapples with a dwindling water supply, and the West braces for a drier future.
    — Blake Apgar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 May 2022
  • The efforts to secure new water supplies could be a race against climate change.
    — Peter Eavis Nathalia Angarita, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Disconnect the water supply to the tank using a set of channel locks.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2023
  • Most of Arizona’s water supply is used outdoors, and the Colorado supplies about a third of it.
    — Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2022
  • In a cooler era, readings like theirs would paint a clear picture of the summer water supply to come.
    — Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 20 Nov. 2022
  • The City of Foley said the overflows did not affect any public water supplies.
    — Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 4 Sep. 2023
  • Then, shut off the water supply valves by turning them clockwise.
    — Adria Greenhauff, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Knowing just how much snow will melt and feed the water supply helps growers adjust.
    — Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2023
  • In the heart of California, at the place where two great rivers converge beneath the Tule fog, lies the linchpin of one of the largest water supply systems in the world.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The Flint water crisis began in 2014 when the city switched its water supply from Detroit’s to the Flint River.
    — Darreonna Davis, Forbes, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Each faucet is solid brass forged and comes with a push pop-up drain stopper, overflow, valve, and water supply line.
    — Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2023
  • When reached for comment, a spokesperson from the DPW referred Newsweek to a webpage about water supply.
    — Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Store at least three days' worth of water supply for each person in your household and for each pet, the CDC recommends.
    — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 15 Jan. 2022
  • Mercury used to process gold also ended up in water supplies.
    — Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
  • The northern Sierra is a key piece of the state’s water supply, which relies on a natural reservoir of snow and ice in the mountains that slowly melts to refill liquid reservoirs in the spring, summer and fall.
    — Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025

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