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Infrastructure, Water-Supply
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Infrastructure, Water-Supply
Water-supply infrastructure consists of what is built to pump, divert, transport, store, treat, and deliver safe drinking water. In the United States, this infrastructure consists of vast numbers of
groundwater
wells,
surface-water
intakes, dams, reservoirs, storage tanks, drinking-water facilities, pipes, and
aqueducts
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Infrastructure Components
As the figure on page 214 shows, a groundwater or surface-water source (or both) must be available and accessible. Groundwater naturally is stored in underground geologic formations, and is pumped from its subterranean source via a single well or multiple wells. Surface water can be accessed via an ...