The photo at right, taken on Feb. 2, 2010, shows similar methods for acquiring and distributing potable water that were in use immediately after the disaster.(而右图拍摄于2010年2月2日，则是在地震之后，采取类似的方式给居民分发能够立刻使用的饮用水。)
Most of the world's potable water—freshwater suitable for drinking—is accounted for by groundwater, which is stored in the pores and fractures in rocks.(世界上大部分的饮用水——适合饮用的淡水——是由地下水提供的，它储存在岩石的孔隙和裂缝中。)
Plants and microorganisms filter wastewater so it can be reused to flush toilets and for other non-potable USES.(植物和微生物对废水进行过滤，以便重复使用于冲洗厕所和其它非饮用途。)
A dab of hydrogen peroxide and a flash of ultraviolet light serve as the final sterilizing gatekeepers before the water reenters potable supplies.(在这些水重新进入安全饮用的供水系统之前，作为最后的消毒系统是一小点过氧化氢和闪现紫外光线。)
In addition, accomplishments such as the supply of potable water to a community are only responses to problems that mankind created in the past.(再者，像供应社区饮水的这类成就，就只是人类在为过去所制造的问题做出回应而已。)
Today there's data processing, food services, showers, potable water services, transportation.(而现在有了数据处理，食物救济，沐浴设施，饮用水服务，以及运输工作。)
The traffic is murder, the smog so bad locals wear face masks and the tap water isn't potable.(那里的交通状况真要命，雾霾严重、以至于当地人都得戴面罩，而且自来水也不能直接饮用。)
With one of these COINS she would buy a sweet from an Indian shopkeeper. With the other, she would buy potable water from a kiosk.(她会用一个硬币从一个印度人开的小店里买颗糖，另一个呢，她会从小售货亭买瓶水。)
However, the undeniable fact is that today there are more schools, hospitals, more potable water, and more economic activity than during the war period.(然而，不可否认的事实是，今天比战争年代有了更多的学校、更多的医院、更多的饮用水、以及更多的经济活动。)
Use Ultra low-flow water closet or composting toilet. Don't use or use little potable water to water plants.(使用低水量马桶或无水马桶。不使用或少使用饮用水浇灌植物。)
