potable water supply
Safe drinking source
A potable water supply is a source of water safe for drinking and cooking.
Municipal systems, wells, and bottled water all qualify.
The term appears in public health contexts, building codes, and emergency planning: The hurricane knocked out the potable water supply for three days.
Potable comes from Latin for drinkable.
- drinking fountainPublic water dispenser
- pipelinesTubes for transporting fluids
- public utilityRegulated essential services provider
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
- purityUncontaminated quality
chlorination · EPA standards · contamination · aqueducts · reservoirs · desalination plants · turbidity · rainwater harvesting · disinfection · aquifers · wells · filtration · reverse osmosis · ozonation · sedimentation · distillation · conservation policies · treatment plants
potable water supplycontaminated water
Impure liquid with pathogens
sewage · wastewater · toxic water · raw sewage · grey water
potable water supplyseawater
Salty ocean fluid
saltwater · brackish water · raw water · stagnant water · standing water
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