drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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If watersports or fishing aren’t your thing, the river is a crucial source of drinking water for about 400,000 people.
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Julia Gordon, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2025
And no mechanism requires natural water sources to be tested in advance of use, even though the practice of drinking water from streams is common in the sheep industry.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Related article Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Sewage sludge has been used by some farmers for years.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
During wildfires drinking water can get contaminated in two ways: via the water source and the system that delivers it.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Julia Gordon, Hartford Courant, 20 Jan. 2025
And no mechanism requires natural water sources to be tested in advance of use, even though the practice of drinking water from streams is common in the sheep industry.
—Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 17 Jan. 2025
Related article Biden administration sets first national standard to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water
Sewage sludge has been used by some farmers for years.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 14 Jan. 2025
During wildfires drinking water can get contaminated in two ways: via the water source and the system that delivers it.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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