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Mexico City water supply system
The Mexico City water supply system delivers water to over 20 million people, relying on wells and the Cutzamala inter-basin transfer while losing about 40% to leaks.
Moscow water supply system
The Moscow water supply system, run by Mosvodokanal, delivers drinking water to Moscow from the Moskva and Volga rivers, beginning with the Mytishchi pipeline of 1804.
Paris water supply system
The Paris water supply system delivers drinking water to Paris, operated since 2010 by the public company Eau de Paris, drawing equally on groundwater and the Seine and Marne.
Philadelphia Water Works
The Philadelphia Water Works is the municipal water supply system Philadelphia began operating in 1801, one of the first city-owned systems in the United States.
Seoul waterworks
Seoul waterworks (서울 상수도) is the municipal system treating and piping drinking water in Seoul, South Korea, begun in 1908 and reaching full coverage in the 1990s.
Stockholm water supply
Stockholm water supply delivers drinking water from Lake Mälaren to about 2 million people, treated at the Norsborg and Lovö waterworks and distributed through some 2,200 km of pipes.
Water Management System of Augsburg
The Water Management System of Augsburg (Augsburger Wassermanagement-System) is a UNESCO World Heritage site of 22 canals, water towers, fountains, and power plants in Bavaria, Germany, inscribed in 2019 for over 700 years of urban water management, including drinking water separation since 1545.