Water Supply

Definition: Water Supply

Water Supply

Noun

1. Facility that provides a source of water; "the town debated the purification of the water supply"; "first you have to cut off the water".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

General

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Water Supply

Crosswords: Water Supply

Film 3: Solutions and People Water Supply and Sanitation in Development (1985)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

References

• Nordic Water Supply ASA: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

• Water Supply and Sewerage Projects in Turkey: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference)

• Municipal Water Supply and Treatment Equipment in Colombia: A Strategic Entry Report, 1996 (reference)

• The 2001 Report on Water Supply Facilities: World Market Segmentation by City (reference)

• The 2001 Long-Run Global Growth Prospects for Water Supply Facilities: A Physioeconomic Perspective (reference)

  (more reference examples)

Books

• Basic Environmental Technology: Water Supply, Waste Disposal, Pollution Control (reference)

• Groundwater Dams for Small-Scale Water Supply (reference)

• Manual of Individual Water Supply Systems (reference)

• Microbial Quality of Water Supply in Distribution Systems (reference)

• New Perspectives in Water Supply (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Truck mounted water supply purification equipment, used for flood and vector control in Laredo, Texas, 1954. Credit: CDC.

Birdwatching is one of the ways people enjoy the wildlife and recreation area surrounding Lake Sugema in the Van Buren-Indian Creek Watershed project. Lake Sugema, built as part of the watershed project, also provides a water supply, fishing and revenue f. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Lake Sugema in the Van Buren-Indian Creek Watershed project. Lake Sugema, built as part of the watershed project, provides a water supply, fishing and revenue from recreation for the local economy. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Off stream watering site. This is a type of nose pump for livestock. Providing a water supply away from a stream provides better habitat for fish. Credit: Gary Wilson.

Fishing in Lake Sugema, a lake formed by a dam built as part of the Indian Creek-Van Buren Watershed Project in Van Buren County. The dam provides recreation, water supply, and flood control, and boosts the local economy. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Three Mile Lake in Union County is a lake built as part of the Three Mile Watershed project. The dam provides recreation, water supply, and flood control, and boosts the local economy. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Old barrel is used as the water supply in an intensive grazing operation in eastern Iowa. The barrel can be moved as cattle are moved. Credit: Lynn Betts.

Water tank in a pasture is located to serve four pastures, allowing a water supply for four-pasture rotational grazing. Water comes from a nearby pond. Credit: Unknown.

Carlos Garcia (left), NRCS, and Milton Hooper, Environmental Specialist at the Goshute Indian Reservation, examine a water supply valve for a sprinkler irrigation system. [Slide 97CS3181]. Credit: Ron Nichols.

A watershed lake in western Missouri helps prevent erosion, and provides recreational opportunities as well as a water supply. Credit: Sarah Minor.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Health

Avoid using ice or drinking untreated water when traveling in countries where the water supply might be unsafe. (references)

When traveling in countries where the water supply may be unsafe, avoid drinking unboiled tap water and avoid uncooked foods washed with unboiled tap water. (references)

If many cases occur at the same time, it may mean that a restaurant, food or water supply has a problem which needs correction by the public health department. (references)

Business

The Laender (German Federal states) control the water supply and wastewater disposal. (references)

As noted above, the PWA already has a number of water supply projects open for privatization. (references)

Construction of rural health centers (RHC) with staff accommodation and proper water supply at Barakahu, Islamabad. (references)

Economic History

Jamaica

Water: In general, Jamaica has an adequate water supply. (references)

Botswana

Electricity and water supply for industrial use are easily available. (references)

Philippines

These studies will lead to more opportunities for U.S. water supply firms. (references)

Human Rights

Russia

Gas and water supply facilities and other types of infrastructure also were damaged severely. (references)

Macedonia

The NLA cut off the water supply to the city of Kumanovo in June for approximately 11 days, causing serious health and humanitarian problems for civilians in the city. (references)

Minorities

Yemen

During the year, the SFD continued to conduct an education project for Akhdam children in Hodeidah governorate, provided support to an NGO conducting field research on Akhdam needs in Sana'a governorate, improved the quality of the water supply and built two classrooms for the Akhdam community in Taiz governorate, and coordinated with NGO's in Sana'a, Taiz, and Dhamar governorates on issues regarding education and Akhdam street children. (references)

Trade

Kenya

These include the $60 million Greater Nakuru Water Supply. (references)

Morocco

During FY 1998, the following loans were approved; a municipal finance project (US$70 million) a rural water supply project (US$10 million) and a water resource project (US$20 million). (references)

India

This is achieved by lending funds to projects involving agriculture, energy, industry, transportation, and communication, as well as for social infrastructure projects such as water supply, sewage, and sanitation, education, health and urban development. (references)

Travel

Ghana

Water: The water supply in the Accra metropolis is generally reliable. (references)

Bolivia

Water is not potable by U.S. standards in any Bolivian city, although the major cities have improved the quality of their water supply systems in recent years. (references)

Bolivia

The long-term water supply situation in Cochabamba, however, is in doubt following the cancellation in April 2000 of a contract to fix that city's water problems. (references)

Worker Rights

Tuvalu

It requires employers to provide an adequate potable water supply, basic sanitary facilities, and medical care. (references)

Bangladesh

In the past, the Government has applied this ban to national airline pilots, water supply workers, and shipping employees. (references)

Nepal

The law permits strikes, except by employees in essential services such as water supply, electricity, and telecommunications. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Expressions using "water supply": mains water supply ♦ piped water supply ♦ water supply connection. Additional references.

Albanian

ujësjellës, rezervë uji, furnizim me ujë (delivery, water service, water system). (various references)

Arabic 

‏الامداد المائي. (various references)

Bulgarian 

водоснабдяване. (various references)

Czech

zásoba vody, vodovod (aqueduct, water-conduit). (various references)

Danish

vandtilfoersel (supply of water), vandtagning (replenishment of water supplies, watering), vandforsyning (feed, replenishment of water supplies, supply of water, water connection, watering), slukningsvand-forsyning. (various references)

Dutch

watervoorziening (replenishment of water supplies, water connection, watering), watertoevoer, toevoer van water (supply of water), bluswatertoevoer, aanvoer van water (supply of water), aansluiting op het waterleidingnet (water connection). (various references)

Finnish

vesihuolto (supply of water). (various references)

French

approvisionnement en eau (replenishment of water supplies, water connection, watering), alimentation en eau (replenishment of water supplies, watering). (various references)

German

Wasserversorgung (replenishment of water supplies, water connection, watering), Wasserhaushalt (regimen). (various references)

Greek 

ύδρευση, σύνδεση με δίκτυο νερού (water connection), μεταφορά ύδατος (supply of water), παροχή ύδατος, παροχή νερού (water connection), υδραυλική τροφοδοσία, εφοδιασμός εις ύδωρ, αγωγός νερού, ανεφοδιασμός σε νερό (replenishment of water supplies, watering), διανομή νερού (rental, water distribution), διοχέτευση ύδατος (supply of water). (various references)

Hungarian

vízszolgáltatás (water service), vízellátás. (various references)

Italian

rifornimento di acqua (replenishment of water supplies, watering), mandata d'acqua d'estinzione, fornitura dell'acqua, fornitura d'acqua (water connection), distribuzione dell'acqua (rental, water distribution), condotta d'acqua, approvvigionamento idrico, approvvigionamento di acqua (replenishment of water supplies, watering), approvvigionamento d'acqua (water connection), allaccio d'acqua (water connection), alimentazione idraulica, adduzione dell'acqua (supply of water). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

配水 , 給水 , 水�" (water service), 水利 (irrigation, water transportation), 上水 (tap water). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

すいどう (fielding error, tunnel, water service), すいり (inference, irrigation, mystery or detective genre, reasoning, water transportation), きゅうすい (idle spindles, water absorption), じょうすい (clean water, tap water), はいすい (drainage). (various references)

Manx

towl (aperture, bore, bore of gun, boring, bung hole, burrow, cavity, crater, den, den of fox, earth, eyehole, hole, hollow, leak, penetration, perforation, port, pothole, shaft, vent, vent-hole), tasht ushtey. (various references)

Pig Latin

aterway upplysay.(various references)

Portuguese

fornecimento de água (water-service), abastecimento de água (water connection). (various references)

Romanian

aprovizionare cu apã. (various references)

Russian 

водоснабжение (water service, water system, water-service, water-supply). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

vodovod (water system), snabdevanje vodom. (various references)

Spanish

toma de agua (emptying, flood discharge, intake, water connection), suministro de agua (water connection), distribución de agua (rental, water distribution), conducto de agua, aprovisionamiento de agua (replenishment of water supplies, watering), alimentación del agua de extinción, alimentación de agua, acometida de agua (supply of water), abastecimiento de agua (water connection). (various references)

Swedish

vattentillgång, vattentillförsel (watering), vattenförsörjning (rental, supply of water, water distribution). (various references)

Turkish

su rezervi, su kaynağı. (various references)

Ukrainian

водопостачання (water system). (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-3 letters: peytrals, plastery, platypus, psaltery, purplest, resupply, superlay, trawleys.

-4 letters: appulse, estrual, estuary, lappers, lappets, lawyers, palters, papules, papyrus, parleys, parsley, pasteup, pasture, paupers, peartly, persalt, perusal, peytral, plaster, platers, players, pleuras, prepays, psalter, psaltry, pteryla, pulpers, pulsate, pupates, purples, rappels, reapply, replays, saluter, slapper, sparely, sprawly, spurtle, stapler, suppler, swapper, sweltry, tappers.