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

Osaka has received an unusual donation -- 21 kilograms of gold -- to pay for the maintenance of its ageing water system, the Japanese commercial hub announced Thursday.

From Barron's • Feb. 19, 2026

Beneath the pretty veneer of Knysna - which is also retirement haven for more affluent South Africans - its water system is on the brink of collapse.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, whose district includes Altadena, has called for improving the water system to make it more resilient as the community rebuilds.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2026

I was walking back toward the stairs, quietly inhaling the smell of the thirty-two freshly copied diagrams of the New York City water system, when Marcus came out of the stairwell reading a book.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead