water system

Example Sentences

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“If we can’t depend on reliable long-term snowpack and snowmelt later in the year, we’re going to have to do other things to make our water system more resilient.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

The reports outlined nearly a billion dollars in infrastructure projects through 2033, including more than $650 million for electrical undergrounding and $150 million for water system repairs.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

A water system irrigates the plants via a nutrient substrate, a liquid fertiliser that replaces the nutrients and minerals naturally present in the soil.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The health board, the equivalent of an NHS Trust elsewhere in the UK, now says it accepts that on the "balance of probabilities" the hospital environment, particularly the water system, caused some infections.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

Not only were the lights about to fail and the supplies about to run out, but the water system was breaking down.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau