water supplies
Stored drinking resources
Water supplies refers to the sources, systems, or reserves that provide water to a population or area.
The term encompasses natural sources like rivers and aquifers, infrastructure like reservoirs and treatment plants, and the stored water itself: The drought threatened the city's water supplies.
Often used when discussing availability, safety, or management of drinking water.
- reservoirsBodies storing water supply
- oasesWater sources in arid lands
- pumping stationsFacilities that move fluids
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- boil advisoryNotice to treat tap water
aquifer · droughts · wells · impoundments · storage tanks · public services · hydrant · hydrology · utility · irrigation · contamination · urban planning · rationing · municipal · pumping · distribution · pipeline · shortage
- supplysupply, stock, provisions, stockpile, reserve
- reservesreserve, reserves, bank reserves, cash reserves, fuel reserve
- ship suppliesropes, sails, anchors, oars, masts
- naval suppliesammunition, fuel, provisions, spare parts, ship parts
- civil defenseair raid shelters, civil defense, fallout shelters, air raid sirens, bomb shelters
- emergency preparednessemergency kit, evacuation plan, emergency plan, emergency alerts, evacuation drill
water suppliessewage systems
Infrastructure removing wastewater underground
wastewater systems · sewerage · drainage systems · sanitary sewers · waste disposal
water supplieswater shortage
Insufficient supply of water
drought · water scarcity · water crisis · dehydration · desiccation
water, watery, supplies, watered, watering, waters, waterless, wateriness, water supply