public water supply
City-provided drinking source
A public water supply is a system that treats and distributes drinking water to a community—including the infrastructure of reservoirs, treatment plants, and pipes that deliver water to homes and businesses.
The term often appears in regulatory and environmental contexts: The contamination threatened the public water supply.
Distinguished from private wells or bottled water sources.
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- municipalityLocal governing district
- drought managementResponding to prolonged dryness
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
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Capturing precipitation for use
cistern · borehole · well water · spring · groundwater
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