drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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The federal rules would place drinking water safety limits on two of the forever chemicals once relied on by the carpet industry.
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Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
That includes temporary lodging, shower access, drinking water delivery service, and meal and incidental expenses reimbursement.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 4 May 2026
MCLs are designed to consider a person drinking water over an entire lifetime.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026
Throngs of motorboaters flock to Boyd Lake every summer for water skiing, wake boarding and other aquatic activities on a reservoir whose primary purpose is furnishing drinking water for Greeley and serving northern Colorado agricultural needs.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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Dylan Jackson, ABC News, 6 May 2026
That includes temporary lodging, shower access, drinking water delivery service, and meal and incidental expenses reimbursement.
—Brandon Downs, CBS News, 4 May 2026
MCLs are designed to consider a person drinking water over an entire lifetime.
—Sarah Todd, STAT, 1 May 2026
Throngs of motorboaters flock to Boyd Lake every summer for water skiing, wake boarding and other aquatic activities on a reservoir whose primary purpose is furnishing drinking water for Greeley and serving northern Colorado agricultural needs.
—John Meyer, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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