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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.
The cost of supplying water consists, to a very large extent, of fixed costs (capital costs and personnel costs) and only to a small extent of variable costs that depend on the amount of water consumed (mainly energy and chemicals). Almost all service providers in the world charge tariffs to recover part of their costs.

Water supply is a separate topic from irrigation, the practice and systems of water supply on a larger scale, for a wider variety of purposes, primarily agriculture.

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    No Water After turning Supply back On

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    How to convert current mixer valve tap to a cold water supply inlet.

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    Disappointed in hot water supply

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    Connector for combined bath overflow and supply

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    My water supply is somehow linked to neighbours water usage and it's affecting my shower (Shared main?)

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    Water supply and drainage for x2 dishwasher / sink

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    Can old redundant radiator pipes be used to feed water supply to new gas boiler ?

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    Advice needed. Converting gravity fed cold supply to mains fed to supply an electric shower?

    I want to put in an electric shower in my downstairs cloakroom which currently has a gravity fed cold supply from the tank in the loft. The shower I am looking to install needs a mains fed cold supply which I could do by disconnecting this pipework from the gravity tank and connecting the cold...
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    stabilizing the inlet supply pressure on a promax combi

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    Can I have water supply run to various areas of my manufacturing building without providing a sanitary drain for each water supply location?

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    • building drain location sanitary supply water without
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    Can I have water supply run to various areas of my manufacturing building without providing a sanitary drain for each water supply location?

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    Advice Please -Fitting 60cm dishwasher? CW Supply and Waste?? Options???

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    • gas gas engineer gas supply mains pipe repair supply supply pipe
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Gas Engineers Forum
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    Joining & Boosting Water Supplies

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