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.(而右圖拍攝于2010年2月2日，則是在地震之后，采取類似的方式給居民分發(fā)能夠立刻使用的飲用水。)

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.(世界上大部分的飲用水——適合飲用的淡水——是由地下水提供的，它儲(chǔ)存在巖石的孔隙和裂縫中。)

Plants and microorganisms filter wastewater so it can be reused to flush toilets and for other non-potable USES.(植物和微生物對(duì)廢水進(jìn)行過(guò)濾，以便重復(fù)使用于沖洗廁所和其它非飲用途。)

A dab of hydrogen peroxide and a flash of ultraviolet light serve as the final sterilizing gatekeepers before the water reenters potable supplies.(在這些水重新進(jìn)入安全飲用的供水系統(tǒng)之前，作為最后的消毒系統(tǒng)是一小點(diǎn)過(guò)氧化氫和閃現(xiàn)紫外光線。)

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，像供應(yīng)社區(qū)飲水的這類成就，就只是人類在為過(guò)去所制造的問(wèn)題做出回應(yīng)而已。)

Today there's data processing, food services, showers, potable water services, transportation.(而現(xiàn)在有了數(shù)據(jù)處理，食物救濟(jì)，沐浴設(shè)施，飲用水服務(wù)，以及運(yùn)輸工作。)

The traffic is murder, the smog so bad locals wear face masks and the tap water isn't potable.(那里的交通狀況真要命，霧霾嚴(yán)重、以至于當(dāng)?shù)厝硕嫉么髅嬲郑易詠?lái)水也不能直接飲用。)

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.(她會(huì)用一個(gè)硬幣從一個(gè)印度人開(kāi)的小店里買顆糖，另一個(gè)呢，她會(huì)從小售貨亭買瓶水。)

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，不可否認(rèn)的事實(shí)是，今天比戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)年代有了更多的學(xué)校、更多的醫(yī)院、更多的飲用水、以及更多的經(jīng)濟(jì)活動(dòng)。)

Use Ultra low-flow water closet or composting toilet. Don't use or use little potable water to water plants.(使用低水量馬桶或無(wú)水馬桶。不使用或少使用飲用水澆灌植物。)