I've done it two ways in the course of 3 kitchens I've done on sets. The first is a garden hose from the slop-sink backstage. You can get brass adapters that go from the faucet threads to hose threads. The sinks don't get used for very long usually, so a bucket with a towel in it (to deaden the sound) was enough to catch the drain. I've also used a large camping carboy with water in the overhead cabinet and let gravity supply the water. Right now, for Annapurna, I've got not only the kitchen sink, but also a working shower on the set. Two hoses for that one, so as to circulate the water before she uses the shower to keep the water warm. Draining into an under-the-bed storage tote gives me a little over 3 minutes of "run time". It is a challenge.
It just dawned on me:
With the electric pump methods (any of them), if your "supply tank" also serves as the "collection tank", then you never have to worry about water quantity and its running time! The prop can recirculate the same water indefinitely 'til the cows come home.
You could then get away with a very small amount of water in the bucket, minimizing the risk of splashing out when moving the prop. And it also reduces the mass (weight) of the prop a little too. ;-)
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