water service

Tap supply system

Water service is the system or arrangement for supplying water to a building, community, or area.

It refers both to the infrastructure—pipes, meters, connections—and to the ongoing provision of water as a utility: The city shut off water service for nonpayment.

Water service also means a set of vessels for serving water at table, though this sense is uncommon.

Related
  • utilityFunctional worth or purpose
  • plumbingWater and waste infrastructure
  • tapValve controlling liquid flow
  • faucetValve controlling water flow
  • meterDevice that measures usage

pipes · hydrant · municipal · bill · reservoir · treatment · supply · main · pressure · shutoff · connection · drinking · sewage · irrigation · well · pump · chlorine · boil advisory

Categories
Opposites
utility provision status

water servicewater shutoff

Mechanism stopping pipe flow

no running water · off-grid · dry well · drought conditions

delivery method

water servicerainwater collection

Capturing precipitation for use

well water · water jugs · cistern · spring collection · spring water

utility type

water servicegas service

Piped fuel provision

electric service · trash service · internet service

Family

water, service, waters, watered, watering, watery, waterless, waterproof, services

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G