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waterworks

(wô′tər-wûrks′, wŏt′ər-)
pl.n.
a. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) The water system, including reservoirs, tanks, buildings, pumps, and pipes, that supplies water to a city, town, or other municipality.
b. (used with a sing. verb) A single unit, such as a pumping station, within such a system.
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The Makurdi Waterworks had stopped water supply to consumers for more than three months owing to the damage of water filters, prior to the assumption of duty of the new acting general manager.
But since we expanded to other areas like Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, and Pampanga with consumers reaching 67,000, we were faced with the stark reality that our infrastructure was inadequate to support our current needs.", said Viqui Fernandez, CEO of BP Waterworks Inc.
In addition, amidst a socioeconomic environment where the nation's population is declining, it is important to create a scenario where people are aware of the crucial role that waterworks play in the local area - the goal being to ensure that waterworks are a service that everyone can continue to access into the future.
Seven houses and 32 shops located on the premises of Hailey Waterworks could be used to generate revenue, official says
The waterworks building was purpose-built in 1914 to replace an earlier building on the site.
13 July 2018 - New Jersey, US-based pump service and repair provider PumpMan has completed the acquisition of Phoenix, Arizona-based pump and pump system repair provider Southwest Waterworks Contractors Inc.
Kinmen County Waterworks Section Chief Chen Ching-hwa told CNA that grape algal blooms are very normal, harmless, and simply more obvious when the weather turns warm.
The Baltic Sea Philharmonic and Sunbeam Productions are bringing Waterworks to Dubai Opera for one night only, on November 14.
Calapan Waterworks owns and operates the local waterworks system of Calapan City.
The shares and interests of H2O in Calapan Waterworks represent all of H2O's existing business, noncash assets and liabilities, the company said in its disclosure to the Philippine
14 ( ANI ): Water in Japanese capital Tokyo is provided by the Bureau of Waterworks Tokyo Metropolitan Government.
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