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233 months ago

Barbara Tinschert   asked this question:

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233 months ago

Murad AWAD   wrote:

Taking water from a free natuarl resources

My comment:

We use this term mainly within the open water resources and any issues related with it

233 months ago

Murad AWAD   wrote:

drawing water from the open waters

My references:

www.wlssd.com/faq.shtml
u.s.w

233 months ago

Charles Warcup   wrote:

... obtain water from freely available sources such as ...

My comment:

I agree with Robert that the body of water in question need not be standing, but I wouldn't call it a water supply (even though it is supplying water in this case), as it probably does not usually serve as a supply reserve in the sense of a reservoir.

233 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

open water supplies

My comment:

I don't think they are necessarily "standing" - it may include rivers and streams etc.

A register of all hydrants, including adopted washout and private hydrants, and open water supplies ...
www2.hantsfire.gov.uk/manage/serviceorders/7-4-2.html

The current supplies of open water available in close proximity to the risk, bearing in mind the seasonal nature of some open water supplies. ...
www.dwi.gov.uk/regs/infolett/1999/info0799.htm

Small, open water supplies such as domestic water tanks with roof drainage are especially vulnerable to volcanic ashfall, and even small quantities of ash ...
www.esc.cam.ac.uk/ivhhn/guidelines/health/ash_health.html

PART 3 OPEN WATER SUPPLIES. SECTION 1 – RIVERS. SECTION 2 – CANALS. SECTION 3 – LAKES AND POOLS. No 5. SECTION 4 – RESEVOIRS. SECTION 5 – EMERGENCY WATER ...
www.shropshirefire.gov.uk/.../Operations/Operations%20No%205%20Index%20-%20Water%20Supplies.pdf

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233 months ago

Robert Tucker   wrote:

pump the water from/(out of) open water supplies

233 months ago

Nicola Devlin   wrote:

Yes, such as ponds, for example

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