reservoir
Example Sentences
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He said this would allow "extra resilience should any other challenges hit any other treatment works" without further draining the reservoir.
From BBC
This includes building a third pipeline from the Leviathan reservoir to the production platform, as well as increasing the transmission pipeline capacity between Israel and Egypt.
A large reservoir in Pacific Palisades designed to provide water during a major fire was offline and empty when the Jan. 7 firestorm erupted, worsening the water shortage faced by firefighters.
From Los Angeles Times
Some experts, though, agree with residents that having the reservoir out of commission was a problem.
From Los Angeles Times
Contacted by AFP, SiMiCo, the company responsible for delivering the Olympic venues and in charge of building the reservoir, declined to comment.
From Barron's
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