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Town water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes. Irrigation is covered separately. Water quality will not get deteriorated in the distribution pipes. It is capable of supplying water at all the intended places with sufficient pressure head. It is capable of supplying the requisite amount of water during fire fighting. The layout is such that no consumer would be without water supply, during the repair of any section of the system. It is fairly water-tight as to keep losses due to leakage to the minimum.
Raw water (untreated) is collected from a surface water source (such as an intake on a lake or a river) or from a ground water source (such as a water drawing from an underground aquifer) within the watershed that provides the water resource.
The raw water is transferred to the water purification facilities using uncovered aqueducts, covered tunnels or underground water pipes.
