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water supply
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provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals
Research
66,283 papers- Economics.Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation · 2017
- The future of our water supply.Journal of ophthalmic nursing & technology · 1995
- Water supply.American journal of public health and the nation's health · 1948
- WATER supply.American journal of public health and the nation's health · 1947
- Water supply.American journal of public health and the nation's health · 1949
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- ASC Leiden - F. van der Kraaij Collection - 03 - 033 - Un vendeur d'eau avec une charrette à âne et un baril d'eau - Mossi Plateau, Burkina Faso, 1981.tif
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Encyclopedic overview
A girl collects clean water from a communal water supply in Kawempe, Uganda.
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavors or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Public water supply systems are crucial to properly functioning societies. These systems are what supply drinking water to populations around the globe. Aspects of service quality include continuity of supply, water quality and water pressure. The institutional responsibility for water supply is arranged differently in different countries and regions (urban versus rural). It usually includes issues surrounding policy and regulation, service provision and standardization.
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