Drinking water
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Drinking water is water that is intended to be drunk by humans. Water of sufficient quality to serve as drinking water is called potable water whether it is used as such or not. Although most fresh water sources are drinkable by humans, they can be a disease vector or cause long-term health problems if they do not meet certain water quality guidelines.
Most nations have water quality regulations for water sold as drinking water, although these are often not strictly enforced outside of the developed world. Virtually all municipal water systems deliver a single quality of water, whether it is to be used for drinking, washing or landscape irrigation.
See Also
External Links
- US Environmental Protection Agency Drinking water page (http://www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watedrinkingwater.html)
- American Water Works Association (http://www.awwa.org/) for professionals in water production and distribution and other water fields.
- Helmut Kaiser Consultancy report on water markets worldwide (http://www.hkc22.com/watermarketsworldwide.html)de:Trinkwasser