water systems

Pipes and reservoirs

Water systems are the infrastructure and mechanisms that supply, distribute, and manage water.

Municipal water systems deliver drinking water to homes and businesses through pipes, pumps, and treatment facilities.

The term also covers natural systems—rivers, aquifers, watersheds—that cycle water through environments.

The city's aging water system needs billions in repairs.

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infrastructure type

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System transmitting electricity regionally

sewer systems · power grid · power systems · gas mains · gas pipelines

natural vs. engineered

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Unregulated natural waterways

rivers · springs · creeks · brooks · watersheds

resource provision vs. deprivation

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Prolonged water scarcity

water scarcity · desert · water shortage · dry wells

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