drinking water supply
Clean tap source
The drinking water supply is the system or source providing potable water to a population.
This includes reservoirs, treatment plants, and distribution networks that deliver safe water to homes and businesses.
Municipal drinking water supplies are regulated for safety standards.
The drought threatened the city's drinking water supply.
- reverse osmosisPressure-driven membrane filtration
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- cisternWater storage chamber
filtration · chlorination · sedimentation · river · lake · pumping station · spring · faucet · desalination plant · pipeline · watershed · hydrant · coagulation · public health · rainwater · infrastructure investment · ozonation · potable
- mountain reservoirdam, spillway, catchment, glacial lake, alpine lake
drinking water supplysewage
Liquid refuse in drains
wastewater · raw sewage · contaminated water · blackwater · toxic water
drinking water supplysewage system
Infrastructure for wastewater removal
irrigation water · agricultural runoff · cooling water · reclaimed water
drinking water supplywater scarcity
Insufficient freshwater for demand
drought · water shortage · dehydration · dry well · water crisis