| A highly standardized and routine laboratory procedure to determine the potability of water is based upon detecting the presence or absence of the bacterium Escherichia coli. |
| Without advanced and very expensive treatment, this water does not meet potability standards of most state health departments. |
| All the equipment, services and actions enabling, from raw water, the production of water compliant with the currently applicable potability standards, for distribution thereafter to consumers. |
| The risk of service disruptions due to breaks will be reduced, and the reliability and potability of water supplies will be enhanced. |
| The human, for example, may be interested in the pond's water source, the potability of the water, or the potential for irrigation. |
| Most states, he said, have established standards for potability and most home inspection companies will have water samples tested by a certified testing lab to ensure that the water meets those standards. |
