drinking water
noun
: water that is clean enough for people to drink
Pollution is seeping into our drinking water.
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People live with a shortage of drinking water supplies, irrigation becomes trickier for ranchers, rivers dry up for rafters and fishermen, fish and wildlife struggle, and manufacturers must cope with less water.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
Total costs for protecting drinking water to federal standards for PFAS will exceed $1 billion in Minnesota, including drinking water treatment, investigation, and remedial actions.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Roadless areas also protect watersheds that supply drinking water to 47 million Americans.
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
American strikes also destroyed what appears to be drinking water infrastructure on Iran’s southern coast early yesterday, according to videos and pictures shared by Iranian media and geolocated by NBC News.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 18 June 2026
Total costs for protecting drinking water to federal standards for PFAS will exceed $1 billion in Minnesota, including drinking water treatment, investigation, and remedial actions.
—Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Roadless areas also protect watersheds that supply drinking water to 47 million Americans.
—Mariah Meek, The Conversation, 15 June 2026
American strikes also destroyed what appears to be drinking water infrastructure on Iran’s southern coast early yesterday, according to videos and pictures shared by Iranian media and geolocated by NBC News.
—Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
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“Drinking water.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drinking%20water. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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