| 单词 | potable |
| 例句 | To make the water potable, the Maya laid a layer of crushed limestone atop the sediments, effectively paving over the salt. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The water inside the bathrooms was not potable and was separate and sealed in the rooms by tight doors. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He filled their gourds with water from inside a tree Nkrumah’s journal said was potable, and tipped Koffi's to her lips to encourage her to drink. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The average life expectancy in Nigeria is about 53 years, and citizens rich and poor struggle with hourly power outages and obtain their own potable water, which the poor often carry home on their heads. T Magazine: In Lagos, the 1% Takes Stock 2014-04-25T17:00:01Z “Oh, you want potable water on your cruise? There is a nominal extra fee for that.” Style Invitational Week 1290: Bobbing for Witte words 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z It did steer petro-riches to the poor for once; many barrios saw their first schools, clinics and potable water pipes. The Disaster That Is Venezuela 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z "If you have to use existing farmland or you have to use existing potable water, then you will quickly exhaust any opportunity to make product long before you get to 1 million barrels a day." Jet Green 2011-07-20T22:00:00Z The adjacent wine shop offers an impressive selection of potables, neatly displayed in dark wood wine racks. London Gets a Chic New Wine Bar 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z The frigid water of the Metolius is so clear and pure that it is potable. The U.S. Issue: Heads Up: Vines and Valleys in Oregon 2011-05-13T20:13:07Z It's so easy to overdo this ingredient and condemn your drink to barely potable potpourri. The easiest vodka lemonade, plus a fun little party trick 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z In other videos, Wiseman demonstrates how to build a fern cover for shelter, how to procure potable water with a bag and how to construct an igloo. App review: Lost in the wild? Don’t eat a polar bear’s liver, and other tips. 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z Still, when asked what my son designs, I'd feel more comfortable if I could reply, "Affordable devices that create potable water from desert sand." Motherlode Blog: When Sex Is a Family Business 2012-11-11T14:40:16Z Over the years, the Mall consumed the most electricity and potable water of any national park. The National Mall’s immortal reflection 2015-09-15T04:00:00Z Manhattan may be surrounded by water, yet none is potable. How New York City Got Its Fresh Water 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z The edibles, potables and framing devices of Nordo shows are, so far, superior to the scripts and stagecraft served along with them. Risk-taking Seattle theaters offer wild surprises 2011-12-01T00:35:04Z He teaches foraging as an element in “bushcraft,” the art of living in the wild, which requires creating shelter, finding food and potable water. Heads Up: Foraging in the Wilds of Wales 2012-07-06T16:31:28Z The tap water in the major cities is technically potable but visitors might find the taste and overchlorination off-putting and should drink filtered or bottled water. Why your next vacation should be in Colombia 2020-01-02T05:00:00Z As a creator of alcoholic potables, he ferments unexpected ingredients with logic-defying success. | Snap Tonic 2010-10-25T15:39:00Z Among several new technologies being tested in the ongoing exercises in Hawaii are three variants of an “atmospheric water generator” to produce potable water in field conditions. Mobile and resilient, the US military is placing a new emphasis on ground troops for Pacific defense 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Some residents missed out on their usual Day of the Dead gathering at the city's main cemetery because they were busy searching for potable water, food, and power to charge their cellphones. Amid Acapulco devastation, Mexicans mark Day of the Dead 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Living in a two-room concrete house with no potable water and unpaved roads, that glamor never reached their doorstep. Two hours of terror and now years of devastation for Acapulco’s poor in Hurricane Otis aftermath 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z Some 108,000 cubic meters of untreated sewage flow daily from the Gaza Strip into the Mediterranean Sea, and potable water can be hard to come by. Opinion: How Israel can break the futile cycle of its failed 'mowing the grass' strategy in Gaza 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z The provincial government said it had sent trucks with potable waters, food, mattresses and blankets to the affected areas. Evacuations underway in Argentina province as wildfires grow amid heat wave 2023-10-11T04:00:00Z These reservoirs provided potable water for thousands to tens of thousands of people in cities during the annual, five-month dry season and in periods of prolonged drought. Ancient Maya reservoirs offer lessons for today's water crises 2023-10-09T04:00:00Z Residents recently started receiving potable water after asking their provider, Fuller Acres Mutual Water Co., to apply for state-funded water deliveries until a project to address the contamination is completed. 'A ticking time bomb': Why California can't provide safe drinking water to all its residents 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z Assembly Bill 249 would require community water systems that serve schools built before 2010 to test all potable water outlets for lead, and to report results to the school, educational agency and state water regulators. California lawmakers pass bill requiring schools to test for lead in drinking water 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z It outlaws the use of potable water for nonfunctional grass at commercial, industrial, municipal and institutional properties. California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that's purely decorative 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z It was also thirsty in Iowa, drawing more potable water to its Council Bluffs data centers than anywhere else. Artificial intelligence technology behind ChatGPT was built in Iowa — with a lot of water 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z “Tap water is not potable, but people use it to wash. Pipes burst daily, and power is cut two or three times a day,” Coskuner told The Associated Press. 6 months after a devastating earthquake, Turkey’s preparedness is still uncertain 2023-08-05T04:00:00Z Scottsdale, Ariz., which has watered nearly two dozen golf courses with treated wastewater since the 1990s, received a state permit in 2019 allowing for direct potable reuse of its purified recycled water. Would You Drink Wastewater? What if It Was Beer? 2023-07-22T04:00:00Z Schools that have replaced all potable water outlets as part of a modernization that occurred after 2010 would be exempt from testing. California lawmakers pass bill requiring schools to test for lead in drinking water 2023-09-16T04:00:00Z Everyone is struggling to get through their days without potable water as the local water district works to treat the source of the problem. E. coli hammers a California town, sending patients to ER and shutting down restaurants 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z The aid group provides medical care, potable water and supports hygiene programs to prevent diseases in 12 camps for displaced people around Goma, eastern Congo’s main city. Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, U.N., aid group say 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z The island lacked potable water, so Professor Fredkin developed a reverse-osmosis technology to desalinate seawater, which he turned into another business. Edward Fredkin, Who Saw the Universe as One Big Computer, Dies at 88 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z The dam provides water for crops in the region and as well as potable water for more than 300,000 people in the area. Crews will rebuild a critical dam in Puerto Rico that was battered by Hurricane Maria 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z All municipalities have a water-supply strategy, usually involving a range of potable water sources, as well as conservation. Found: Giant Freshwater Deposits Hiding under the Sea 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z Otherwise nearly three-quarters of the city, largely dependent on the depleted reservoir, will run out of potable water within weeks, said Oleksandr Vilkul, the head of the city’s administration. Ukraine Claims More Small Advances in Counteroffensive, but No Breakthroughs 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z The spill resulted in the loss of production of recycled water, which had to be replaced with potable water for several months. Californians were asked to cut water use 15% during the drought. How close did they get? 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z In Maryinske, the farming community, they are combing archives for records of old wells, which they’ll unearth, clean and analyze to see if the water is still potable. Ukraine’s dam collapse is both a fast-moving disaster and a slow-moving ecological catastrophe 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z The Israeli company has said it would provide Puerto Peñasco with some potable water as part of its proposal, though not how much or at what price. Arizona, Low on Water, Weighs Taking It From the Sea. In Mexico. 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Agency for International Development will invest nearly $54 million in Haiti to help fight a sharp rise in starvation and provide access to potable water and healthcare. US vice president announces more than $100M to help Caribbean during official visit to Bahamas 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Officials are scrambling to figure out ways of getting potable water to towns and villages where the taps have run dry. Ukraine dam: Floods devastate tracts of rich farmland 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Zelensky said that hundreds of thousands of people were “without normal access to drinking water” and that the emergency services were working to rush potable water to Ukrainian-controlled areas. Floodwaters Engulf Front Line in Ukraine War 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z The municipality said in statements that the water supplied by the city in Hammanskraal is not potable, but that the city provides clean drinking water through tankers to informal settlements several times a week. South Africans blame city as cholera cases rise 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Every 100 gallons of seawater produces about 50 gallons of potable water and another 50 gallons of brine that has a salt content that is roughly twice as high as seawater. Arizona, Low on Water, Weighs Taking It From the Sea. In Mexico. 2023-06-10T04:00:00Z Many DLE technologies use lots of potable water and electricity. Chile's lithium nationalization shines light on emerging tech 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Authorities have also forbidden the use of potable water for irrigation of farmlands, watering green areas in cities and for cleaning streets and cars. In grim drought, Tunisians ration water in state-ordered ban 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z The country's agriculture ministry earlier introduced a quota system for potable water and banned its use in agriculture until Sept. 30, as the country battles with a drought that is now in its fourth year. Tunisia to cut off public water supplies overnight due to drought 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The emergency response agency said 60% of potable water service in the area was affected by the landslide. At least 16 killed, dozens missing, in Ecuador landslide 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z Authorities were supplying potable water to residents who rely on river water, which was continually being monitored for quality, Greentree said. Millions of rotting fish to be removed from Outback river 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z "I am fearful of cholera but there is no potable water and I have no option. I don't have money," she told Reuters on Friday in Blantyre's Ndirande township. Malawians fear storm Freddy could make deadliest cholera outbreak worse 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z The town has power and gas but no potable water. Volunteers step up in flooded Pajaro, where many lack food, clothing — and work 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The agriculture ministry has also banned the use of potable water to wash cars, water green areas and clean streets and public places. Tunisia to cut off public water supplies overnight due to drought 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z A levee breach on the Pajaro River late Friday sent stormwaters rushing into the migrant town of about 3,000 people, prompting widespread evacuations and cutting off potable water to the area. Evacuations near central California dam as storm swells rivers, smashes rainfall records 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The first confirmed cases were detected in the Cité Soleil neighborhood of Brooklyn, where violent gang clashes in July 2022 cut off deliveries of potable water and trash pickup to the community. Haiti’s escalating violence, including sexual attacks, shuts hospital 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Dry conditions remain a worry in Spain’s Catalonia region, where water use has been restricted in agriculture and industry since November and using potable water to wash cars or fill swimming pools is prohibited. Italy, France confront 2nd year of western Europe drought 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z The water gets tested every other week, but it’s not potable. Navajo community wins fight to replace crumbling campus 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z This recent settlement stems from complaints around the hospital’s water crisis in 2019, when the facility was without potable water for nearly a month. St. Elizabeths Hospital settles lawsuit over water crisis, covid 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z The first covered the serious violations — the lack of potable water and working lavatories for employees. Postal Service fined by OSHA over conditions at Virginia facility 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, a study by Puerto Rico’s Chemistry Association published in late 2021 found the presence of heavy metals linked to coal in potable water in Salinas. Puerto Rico’s southern region fights for cleaner air, water 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z They had just enough food to last them 10 days and no potable water to drink. Tamil Nadu: The miraculous return of Indian fishermen lost at sea 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z With transport largely frozen, deliveries of potable water collapsed. Opinion | A cholera outbreak compounds Haiti’s agony 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z “The stuff going into the tank is just potable water.” How washing my hands with 'toilet water' cut my water bills in half 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z Power, potable water and passable roads were luxuries. ‘God’s plan’: Family flees amid catastrophic Nigeria floods 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z There is no potable water, so winter visitors must melt and filter snow for drinking, washing and cooking. 6 off-the-beaten-path snowshoe trails with unique landmarks 2022-12-07T05:00:00Z For days last August, people waited in lines for water to drink, bathe, cook and flush toilets in Mississippi’s capital as some businesses were temporarily forced to close for lack of potable water. Judge OKs federal intervention in struggling water system 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z A truck dispatched by the local government brings potable water in late July to supply the water tank of a Rio Branco community where the wells have gone dry. As the Amazon rainforest goes dry, a desperate wait for water The Navy said the drone attack tore a 30-inch-wide hole in the back of the ship, damaging a shipboard boiler, potable water tank and life raft. U.S. says Iran responsible for drone attack on oil tanker in Middle East 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z It’s a feeling familiar to street vendor Lucna Francois, who had been relying on well water because the fuel blockade prevented her from accessing potable water. Haiti fears spike in cholera cases as fuel blockade lifts 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z It also worsened a cholera outbreak that has killed dozens and sickened thousands, with companies unable to distribute potable water. Gas stations in Haiti reopen for 1st time in 2 months 2022-11-12T05:00:00Z Clinics have warned they were running out of fuel and had difficulty accessing potable water. Haiti gang leader to lift fuel blockade amid shortages 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z With no power or gas and little food or potable water in the area, many residents have fled, abandoning cattle to roam among expended munitions poking from the soil. Russia, Ukraine to fight 'heaviest of battles' in Kherson -Kyiv official 2022-10-26T04:00:00Z Last week, Colorado’s water quality agency gave unanimous preliminary approval to regulate direct potable reuse — the process of treating sewage and sending it directly to taps without first being dispersed in a larger water body. Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “The entire installation and our partners continue to put forth every effort to return full potable water service,” Capt. Sohaney said in a letter earlier this week posted on the base’s Facebook page. U.S. military bases in Hawaii without water after water main break 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z The situation has worsened a recent cholera outbreak, with hundreds hospitalized and dozens dead amid a scarcity of potable water and other basic supplies. Thousands protest in Haiti as UN to discuss troop request 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z TOP: Members of the Kanamari Indigenous group live along the Javari River in difficult conditions, often without basic infrastructure such as potable water and sanitation. My friend was killed deep in the Amazon forest. I went to investigate. Manufacturing facilities go through large quantities of potable water, and a biological cleaning system like this one could allow reuse instead of letting that water drain away. ‘Devilfish’ Could Help Treat Wastewater from Ceramics 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z Pending a final vote in November, the state would become the first to adopt direct potable reuse regulations, according to WateReuse, a national group advocating for the method. Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z “These measures will reduce the stress on the remaining capacity of the potable water system.” U.S. military bases in Hawaii without water after water main break 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z "We want potable water and medicine to reach sick people when cholera starts to return, for factories that produce potable water to start working again. We need doctors and nurses ... to reach the hospitals." Haiti's PM Henry calls for foreign help amid gang blockade 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The absence of fuel and increasing number of roadblocks have prevented water trucks from visiting neighborhoods to provide potable water to those who can afford it. Haiti reports cholera deaths for first time in 3 years 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Water utilities in Lee County were permanently damaged, officials said, and at least nine hospitals lost access to potable water. Some Florida hospitals hit by Ian are still scrambling to evacuate patients, or just provide care. 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z Like many Colorado cities, Castle Rock is still evaluating the cost and urgency of adopting direct potable reuse, but plans to begin testing next year so they can be ready to move quickly if needed. Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z He hopes he can sell them in the nearby city of Tripoli to buy more potable water for his family this month. Lebanon’s dwindling rain leaves farmers struggling for water 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z A chef whose family has farmland near Ocala in central Florida, Poole listed his supplies: freezers stocked with food, plenty of reusable ice packs, tanks of potable water, flashlights, first-aid kits and two radios. Millions were told to leave before Ian. Some calculated it was better to stay. 2022-09-28T04:00:00Z Haiti Health Minister Alex Larsen said people have a right to protest but asked Haitians to allow potable water supplies into neighborhoods that have been cut off by roadblocks and protests. Haiti reports cholera deaths for first time in 3 years 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z Its wastewater treatment plant in North Scottsdale operates a pilot project to treat a small amount of effluent to exceed state drinking water standards, a process called “direct potable reuse.” In Arizona, worry about access to Colorado River water 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z There are no specific federal regulations for direct potable reuse. Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z She told the AP that the tanker does not contain potable drinking water and is intended for building services such as air conditioning and restroom facilities. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z Jackson, Miss., is running out of potable water, after floods overwhelmed its inadequate infrastructure. Bed Bath & Beyond Secures a Financial Lifeline 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Portable, potable water has become vital in some sections of southeastern Kentucky, a region that had much of its water delivery infrastructure destroyed by devastating flash flooding that killed at least 37 and displaced hundreds. After floods, Kentucky struggles with a new challenge: Clean water 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z Fueled by climate change, drought has exacerbated heat and shortages of potable water, according to an audit of the California State Water Resources Control Board released last week. Skid row homeless shelter pleads for water donations amid heat 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z “If you’ve built a big direct potable reuse system and you don’t have it even for a few years, that causes some problems,” said Greg Fisher, demand planning manager at Denver Water. Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Los Angeles is considering ‘direct potable reuse,’ which means putting purified recycled water directly back into drinking water systems. Column: Beneath parched L.A. is a sea of water. It bubbles up in places, but can it quench our thirst? 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia on Thursday declared a state of emergency for six counties after severe thunderstorms rolled through the region, causing local flooding and disrupting potable water systems. Severe Weather and Flooding Is Expected to Push East to West Virginia 2022-07-29T04:00:00Z The water is not potable but can be used to flush toilets and, most important, clean out homes. After floods, Kentucky struggles with a new challenge: Clean water 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z The city and other agencies across Southern California are considering “direct potable use,” and putting purified recycled water back into drinking water systems. Amid water restrictions, L.A. residents will receive free recycled water for lawns 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z As part of the program, $20 million was recently granted to El Paso’s water board to help construct a direct potable reuse facility. Colorado to reuse water for drinking, creating new supply 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z They issued a do-not-consume order, and potable water was flown in by plane. Pope ends Canadian visit with stop in small, far-north city 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z The city of Los Angeles and agencies across Southern California are looking into what’s known as “direct potable reuse,” which means putting purified recycled water directly back into our drinking water systems. Los Angeles could soon put recycled water directly into the tap. It’s not ‘toilet to tap’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z It was not potable, so she had to buy bottled water to cook with. Taps have run dry in Monterrey, Mexico, where there is water for factories but not for residents 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z "If you really don't want to start competing with agriculture, with the use of potable water, you need to go into synthetic fuel." Analysis: Aviation sector feels heat on emissions at air show 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The local Acqualatina potable water company has also turned to the EU fund for help, applying for 40 million euros to finance some of its own upgrade projects. Analysis: Wasted water saps battle against Italy's worst drought in decades 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z But across Venezuela — from upper-class neighborhoods in the capital to impoverished communities by the Andes and beach towns along the coast — potable water service is unreliable at best. Venezuela’s alarmingly low vaccine rate among worst in world 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z This differs from indirect potable reuse, where water spends time in a substantial environmental barrier such as an underground aquifer or in a reservoir. Los Angeles could soon put recycled water directly into the tap. It’s not ‘toilet to tap’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z For drinking water aquifers, the water must also be potable. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, choose a developed, established campground that offers amenities including potable water, trash services, picnic tables, fire rings, food lockers and shared restrooms. A beginner’s guide to camping 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Kick that weedy-tasting seltzer to the curb and snap into a pot potable worth drinking. We ate a $295 weed-infused dinner. Things got really wild 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z In Odessa, Texas, which faced temperatures above 100 degrees this week, about 165,000 residents were without potable water Tuesday because of a water line break, officials said. It’s Going to Be Dangerously Hot for 100 Million Americans 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Their efforts hinge on the State Water Resources Control Board, which has been tasked by legislators to develop a set of uniform regulations on direct potable reuse by Dec. 31, 2023. Los Angeles could soon put recycled water directly into the tap. It’s not ‘toilet to tap’ 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z For example, at an initial weekly meeting on April 1, MES and city staffers discussed bringing potable water into the plant that would help with removing solid materials as needed. State report on Baltimore wastewater treatment plant details ‘failures at nearly every level’ 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z Ensure that your campground has potable water or bring your own, including extra. A beginner’s guide to camping 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The house survived while about 50 neighboring homes burned along with the tanks that feed the municipal water system, leaving no local supply of potable water without truck deliveries. Biden facing fire and anger during New Mexico visit 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Among her pursuits off the golf course is raising awareness of the need for potable water in Africa through her work with Golf Fore Africa. Megan Khang plays for her parents and their sacrifice at the U.S. Women’s Open 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z Currently, the average potable water use across the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s service area — including residential, commercial and industrial water use — amounts to 125 gallons per person per day. Surviving SoCal's unprecedented water restrictions: A simple, no-nonsense guide 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z It added that concerns are growing over the lack of food and potable water, as well as the presence of sewage and a growing number of mosquitos that could lead to an outbreak in illnesses. Heavy floods damage crops, cut off communities in Suriname 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Rather than going to the next step of their local plans, they’ll be required to limit outdoor watering with potable water to two days per week and only during certain hours. California cuts grass watering down as drought dries West 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The regulations outlaw the use of potable water for irrigating “non-functional” grass at commercial, industrial and institutional properties. California bans watering "non-functional" grass in some areas, strengthening drought rules 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z The primary way I know of to go about making things better is by squeezing the institutional lemons that some old slaveowners put in place centuries ago, and hoping for something potable to dribble out. So what happens now, after the downfall of Roe? Not anything good 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z But that involves extra engineering to avoid your grey water seeping into the potable water system. One way around California's water restrictions: Recycle water from your laundry 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z The goal would be for the plant to convert about 107 million gallons a day of seawater into about 50 million gallons a day of potable water. Column: It's time to kill this useless and costly desalination project 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z Will they resist spray washing their driveways and sidewalks with potable water, Earth’s most precious resource? Climate crisis: ‘Platitudes’ 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z The emirate, like other parts of the Gulf, also relies nearly entirely on desalinated water plants for potable water. Dubai’s DEWA utility goes public after raising $6B in IPO 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z Lilac has said it could use a desalination plant to filter brackish water to avoid using potable water. Ford inks Argentina lithium supply deal with Lake Resources 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Nevada Gigafactory, but has acknowledged it must find a way to produce the metal without potable water. New lithium technology can help the world go green -- if it works 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Some 22 million need support to access health services, 8.5 million children require education support and 16 million need help accessing potable water, according to the United Nations. 'We are lost': Yemenis face eighth year of struggle as war grinds on 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Experts note that saltwater intrusion is not a new problem, and sea-level rise will only accelerate the problem for many coastal communities where potable water resources are already strained. Where Rising Seas Threaten Drinking Water, Scientists Look for Affordable Solutions 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z The UAE, a Gulf oil producer that imports the majority of its food and desalinates seawater for potable water is investing heavily in agricultural and water technologies, and clean energy. EXCLUSIVE U.S.-UAE push for another $4bln in farming climate change investment 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z A Glencore spokesperson told The Verge that workers can have “as much water as they need” from potable water stations in communal areas. The harsh realities of mining cobalt for EV batteries 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z But they often use lots of potable water and electricity, and none have worked at commercial scale. New lithium technology can help the world go green -- if it works 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z A citywide lockdown is in place, and those who stayed in the Ghwaryan and Zouhour districts, close to the prison, have been left without access to medical treatment, potable water, or bread and fuel supplies. Islamic State militants still holed up in Syrian prison, Kurdish-led forces admit 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z “We have to stop thinking of it as being virtuous for people to use reclaimed water, because that water could be treated up to potable standards and used for anything,” she said. Water worries in West force sports teams to get creative 2021-12-21T05:00:00Z The military has delivered more than 150,000 gallons of potable water and sent additional water filtration systems to the island. Lloyd Austin vows to address Navy families’ contaminated water supply at Pearl Harbor 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z The Giant Forest Museum will also be open, but there is no potable water or food available in the area so visitors are advised to bring their own. Giant Forest to reopen months after fires threatened sequoias 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z They have used federal funds to set up emergency operation centers, open health centers, distribute food, provide rent and mortgage payment assistance, and establish potable water systems for people with faulty sewer systems. New rule requires consultation with Virginia tribes about development 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Once the MOF has filled its pores with these minuscule icicles, applying a little extra heat is enough to release the molecules as potable drinking water. ‘Portable Oasis’ Extracts Water from Dry Desert Air 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The law requires Berg to provide a third-party study showing expected effects of the burials on ground and potable water quality. Maryland family seeks to turn property into a new green graveyard in Baltimore County 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Most Singaporeans grow up acutely conscious of the fact that half the country’s potable water supply comes from an agreement with Malaysia that expires in 2061. The Dune movie flushed away a chance to talk about wastewater 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z If your gifting list includes a pot purist who prefers potables, consider purejuana’s line of cannabis-infused soluble powders to tuck under the tree. 21 stoner-approved gifts guaranteed to be a hit with cannabis enthusiasts 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Investigators said Gingerich failed to provide adequate nutrition, potable water, and veterinary care for his dogs, which caused "unnecessary suffering and death." Iowa man banned from breeding dogs after keeping them in ‘unsanitary and unsafe’ conditions, feds say 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z People carry bottles of drinking water given by high school students in support of neighborhoods with lack of potable water, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico May 28, 2021. Leaders link tackling water and climate at COP26 as crisis looms 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z And much of the water he uses, Schmidt said, is recycled water the “district needs to get rid of because they haven’t treated it to a standard where it can be used for potable purposes.” Column: Up to 1 million gallons of water ... a night? That's par for some desert golf courses 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Laborers worked 12-hour days and many lived in company housing without electricity and potable water, the report found. Foreign money secretly floods U.S. tax havens. Some of it is tainted. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Families are sleeping on tile floors and hard plastic chairs with limited access to potable water. Conditions deteriorate for American evacuees from Kabul stranded in UAE, organizers say 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Women often are forced to walk long distances with heavy buckets on their heads since potable water is a scarcity in much of Haiti. Haitian deportees start over in country they don’t recognize 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z For the month of August, the Water Buffalo company, which trucks potable water throughout Washington state, made a weekly delivery to keep the community sated, Godfrey said. Drought hit Washington hard and fast. Here’s what it has meant for farmers, wildfires 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z There’s less potable water, fewer bathrooms, showers and other sanitation that U.S.-based nonprofits spent months installing in Matamoros. Biden vowed to close a border migrant camp, then a worse one emerged under his watch 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z In its statement to The Post and the ICIJ, Central Romana said that some rural areas in the Dominican Republic are not on the government’s electrical grid and that potable water is provided. Foreign money secretly floods U.S. tax havens. Some of it is tainted. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z The parish’s largest hospital, Ochsner Medical Center, has been relying on its own well, drilled on the campus after Hurricane Katrina, in addition to deliveries of bottled water and potable water from water trucks. Ida’s Heavy Rains Send Louisiana Residents on a Hunt for Clean Water 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Today cities use vast distribution networks to provide potable water to people, which has led to remarkable improvements in public health. Human Evolution Led to an Extreme Thirst for Water 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Scottsdale, Ariz., has built one of the largest potable water recycling facilities in the country, which turns sewage into drinking water. Opinion | The Southwest’s water problems are about to get much worse 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z But the tribes also used it for drive-through PPE distribution, food banks, rent and mortgage payment assistance, potable water systems for people with faulty sewer systems, and job counseling. Covid funds spell relief for six Virginia Indian tribes 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z The rain from the North Satellite roof will drain into underground tanks and be used to flush the restroom toilets, saving an estimated 2.8 million gallons of potable water annually. Renovated North Satellite at Sea-Tac Airport will open for summer travel’s anticipated boom 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z Each week, Fowler and her volunteers check to be sure that the water is potable and plentiful. In the Sonoran Desert, GIS helps to map migrant deaths 2021-04-02T04:00:00Z Others posted pleas on social media that were seen by local community organizers who brought food, bottled water and a cube of potable water to the mobile home park. The power is back, but millions of Texans wonder what it will take to fully recover — and who will help them 2021-02-28T05:00:00Z Brewery owner Will Jaquiss said that after its water was shut off Wednesday evening, the bar decided to give out all the potable water it had on hand, about 3,500 gallons. Billions in damage across the South prompts focus on who’s to blame, and who will pay 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z In Mississippi’s capital of Jackson, officials set up distribution sites where residents could come and pick up potable water, and long lines of cars quickly formed. In Mississippi, Louisiana, scramble to restore water supply 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z The communities there often deal with infrastructure needs like adequate housing and potable water. Actors Olmos, Trejo to aid New Mexico COVID-19 relief fund 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Apart from domestic and commercial complexes, KMC also provides potable water to the streets and slums for a few hours every day through an estimated 17,000 roadside pipes. Saving a city millions of gallons of water – one tap at a time 2020-03-19T04:00:00Z The rebuilding process entailed installation of new potable water and electrical service. Final Keys resort damaged by Hurricane Irma set to reopen 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z At the roadside camp in Guánica, municipal workers have come by every day to fill a huge potable water container, which Ms. Ayala and her friends and neighbors use to rinse silverware and wash up. Rattled by Puerto Rico Earthquake: ‘I Won’t Go Inside’ 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z With food and potable water in short supply, the DoD commenced yet another mobilization of more than 12,000 active-duty and Guard units. A world in which all hell is breaking loose 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z A District-owned psychiatric hospital that was without potable water for nearly a month after a potentially harmful bacteria was detected in its water system has resumed normal use after tests showed the water is safe. St. Elizabeths declared free of legionella bacteria, but faces federal lawsuit 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z “For them, solar cooking can reduce deforestation and soil erosion, and they can also use the cookers to pasteurize water where there’s a problem finding a potable supply.” Alan Bigelow’s Solar-Cooking Revolution 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z A supply of potable water is also paramount for both spacefarers and surface dwellers. Can Spaceflight Save the Planet? 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z Extracted from frosty craters, the ice could be used for manufacturing rocket propellant, fuel cells and radiation shielding—not to mention for producing potable water. Science and Sustainability May Clash on the Moon 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z It’s also not clear when the water, contaminated by molten metal and plastics, will be potable again. Driven from Paradise by fire, kept out by gentrification? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z St. Elizabeths Hospital in Southeast Washington had been without potable water since legionella bacteria, which can cause Legionnaires’ disease, was found during routine testing Sept. 26. St. Elizabeths declared free of legionella bacteria, but faces federal lawsuit 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z This potent potable also comes mixed into body lotions, bath salts, coffee, smoothies, gummy bears, chocolate, cheese pizza, and dog biscuits. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2019-06-12T04:00:00Z Clemons said he doesn’t know how Luke will afford potable water once the mill stops running its millions of gallons through the treatment facility. It was the backbone of this town for 131 years. Now Luke paper mill is gone. 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Akhenaten’s great hymn, and his other texts that described the site’s boundaries, failed to mention one key detail: there was no potable water. Into the pharaoh's chamber: how I fell in love with ancient Egypt 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The water scarcity has driven people out of their homes and into the streets in search of any source, potable or not. ‘Why are you crying, Mami?’ In Venezuela, the search for water is a daily struggle. 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z “Not having power is already a burden with the temperature at 104 degrees. In addition, there’s no potable water and no food.” Venezuela seeks to restore power amid looting; China offers help 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z A woman waits to fill cans with potable water in Caracas on Sunday during the third day of a massive power outage that has left Venezuelans without communications, electricity and water. Analysis | The Daily 202: Bernie Sanders sounds less ‘radical’ than he did in 2016 because Democrats have moved his way 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z But it remains the first principle of the more potable forms of pluralism. What Cafés Did for Liberalism 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z An obscure Israeli startup called Watergen makes machines that resemble air conditioners and, with enough electricity, can pull potable water from the air. How casino magnate Sheldon Adelson became the only American Donald Trump answers to 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z “But it’s mostly sewage water that is not potable and comes from other people’s toilets.” ‘Why are you crying, Mami?’ In Venezuela, the search for water is a daily struggle. 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z On Monday, Venezuelans unable to obtain potable water for home use formed lines to fill containers from a sewage pipe. Venezuela seeks to restore power amid looting; China offers help 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Water lines to the plant were broken, and truckloads of potable water had been brought in to keep the place stable. 'Ain't gonna stop Mama Nature': Florence marks new normal in North Carolina 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z On the walk, you can see the tower of the old brewery that turned artesian spring water into potable gold. You’re going where? Olympia, Wash. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z In the Great Plains, farmers had exhausted a third of Ogallala’s potable water in just 30 years. The Water Wars of Arizona 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z But recognizing that saltwater intrusion is expected to rise with sea levels, Clearwater is the first utility in Florida implementing a groundwater replenishment system to clean used water to potable standards. Wells and even springs face brackish future 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z The Sierra Club and the Coastkeeper alliance also objected to an amendment favoring water districts that include recycled water in their potable supplies. California moves closer to crafting specific water caps for urban districts 2018-05-18T04:00:00Z They say it is not potable and that they have to use their own methods to filter it. 'Our village is on the verge of extinction' 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z A corrugated-tin barn stood beside five squat reservoirs used to capture rainwater — the town’s water is not potable — and a lonely clothesline tree leaned crookedly in a cement courtyard surrounded by an uneven stone wall. Is the Next Nobel Laureate in Literature Tending Bar in a Dusty Australian Town? 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z There was no internet, no cellphone service, no potable water. Fear of the Federal Government in the Ranchlands of Oregon 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Anything could be a shelter as long as it was built with concrete, cinder blocks or brick, had no windows, and could be retrofitted quickly with supplies, an air filtration system and potable water. Heed old shelter signs? If nuke is REALLY coming, maybe not 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z There is a school, police station, church and Voodoo temple, and the camp is supplied with electricity and potable water. On earthquake anniversary, Haitians trying to rebuild 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z There's so much slime on both sides of the aisle that I, for one, would like to see both main parties flushed down the toilet and somehow turned into the political equivalent of potable water. Trump Breaks With Bannon, Saying He Has ‘Lost His Mind’ 2018-01-03T05:00:00Z Puerto Rico is still struggling, three months after the storm, with three critical needs - potable water, temporary repair of roofs, and electric power. Puerto Rico Orders Review and Recount of Hurricane Deaths 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, the sources for potable water were diminishing. How a Massive Public Works Project Saved a Parched New York 2017-12-04T05:00:00Z The uncertainty over potable water pipes of all kinds is exacerbated by a lack of regulation over their safety. $300 Billion War Beneath the Street: Fighting to Replace America’s Water Pipes 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Weeks later, Puerto Rico still remains without power, in darkness, and without potable water. Avoiding Trump, but Adopting His Divisive Playbook: Will It Work in Virginia? 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The island’s electric grid has been mostly destroyed and more than one-fourth of Puerto Rico’s residents don’t have potable running water. Senate passes $36.5B disaster aid bill; Trump signature next 2017-10-24T04:00:00Z The Puerto Rican government said it has taken steps to make more water accessible, such as allowing the two largest dairy companies, Suiza Dairy and Tres Monjitas, to bottle potable water in milk containers. A desperate, daily search for water in Puerto Rico 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z And he invested in hoses specially designed for potable water to run downhill to his house from a spigot. Where Can You Park a Tiny Home? 2017-10-06T04:00:00Z More than half the island is still without potable water. Trump’s Puerto Rico spat risks lasting damage to GOP standing 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z Other neighbors used scarce gasoline to drive to a hillside spring where they believed the water was potable, carrying it back to their homes in plastic bottles and buckets. In one Puerto Rico mountain town, a wall of mud came crashing down 2017-09-24T04:00:00Z Without those creative solutions, Beaumont could have been virtually paralyzed by a lack of potable water for weeks or months. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z Katrina unleashed gut diseases triggered by E. coli and a lack of safe food and potable water. The health dangers from Hurricane Harvey’s floods 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z His successor, Andrew Jackson, was the first to get potable, running water indoors, in 1833; a “bathing room” was added soon after. A catalogue of White House technological upgrades: Flushing toilets, a phone line, air conditioning. Oh, and Twitter. 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z Then there is longer lives thanks to medical innovations on the one hand, and ever-widening access to safe potable water for much of the world’s population. Americans are in no celebratory mood this 4th of July. But they should be | Zachary Karabell 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z He rattled off a list of promises — potable water, jobs, security, pensions, improved health services. Mexico’s ruling party faces more hurdles to maintain power 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Last October, Hurricane Matthew wiped out crops and livestock and sparked a shortage of food and potable water. For Haitians who came to U.S. after earthquake, another deportation reprieve 2017-05-22T04:00:00Z The city of Shoshone continued to provide potable water and water for livestock out of its own wells. 16 big-water battles: Idaho flood recovery is far from over 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z Access to potable water is unavailable to half of Haiti’s households. Haitians deserve America’s help 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z The company is developing a potentially revolutionary machine: the “OmniProcessor,” a contraption that turns human waste into both potable drinking water and electrical power. An old mental institution, and its cemetery, might get a dignified makeover 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z At least one of the six communities, Pastos Chicos, already has to have potable water trucked in. Indigenous people are left poor as tech world takes lithium from under their feet 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z There is a desperate need to supply potable water to the city from reservoirs to the east and west. $40bn to save Jakarta: the story of the Great Garuda 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z They touched on matters from personal character to potable water, from what the candidates see as the biggest mistake in the nation’s history to their understanding of patriotism. ‘You be the moderator’: The questions Post readers would ask the candidates 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z Rats have to drink 10% of their body weight every day to survive, and so are always looking out for something potable. Man v rat: could the long war soon be over? | Jordan Kisner 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z The Israeli company supplies 70% of the tiny Middle Eastern country’s potable H2O. These 10 Companies Are Changing the World 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z In late 2015, the government unveiled the Metolong Dam, which is intended to provide potable water to two thirds of the population in and around the capital. The Draining of Lesotho 2016-07-25T04:00:00Z But only one of those many courses relies on potable water, said Craig Kessler, director of governmental affairs for the Southern California Golf Association. Drought hasn’t lifted, but California’s water restrictions just did 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z Devin Street of the Dallas Cowboys, to raise awareness for a charity that brings potable water to Kenyan communities, says he’s skipping taking showers for a week. At least he didn’t space it when it was time 2016-04-26T04:00:00Z Dirt and debris from the surrounding Andes mountains were washed into Santiago's potable water supply. One dead, Seven missing after storms wreak havoc in central Chile 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z It stands in one context for the potency of a potable, and in another it means verification: a geometrical proof, say. Author David Lehman Takes On Jack Daniel’s Sinatra Century 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z Improvements include a marina with a store, fuel, showers, flush toilets, RV dump stations, potable water, campsites and docks. New concessionaire sought for Goose Bay after modernization 2016-01-03T05:00:00Z The Paris agreement probably occasions slight excitement among the planet’s billion people who lack electricity, and the hundreds of millions in need of potable water. The Paris agreement is another false ‘turning point’ on the climate 2015-12-16T05:00:00Z We’re putting this effluent to work in places that don’t require potable water,” Graves said. Fort Sill water reuse project is first in state 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Bhargava says potable water could be piped from offshore barges with this machine, now being tested at a desalination research facility in New Mexico. Creator of 5-hour Energy Wants to Power the World's Homes—With Bikes 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z The same day, California’s governor issued an executive order mandating a 25% reduction in potable urban water use statewide. California snowpack lowest in past 500 years 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z Setting up camp at a former Air Force base outside San Antonio, they distributed potable water, medical supplies and 7,000 hot meals a day for the next three weeks. When Mexicans crossed our border to feed Americans in need 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z Among a variety of actions, some local governments responded by banning permits on new pools and the use of potable water to fill new pools. In California, drought has some homeowners running cool on pools 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z An executive order issued in 2015 requires all military installations to reduce potable water use by 2 percent a year for the next decade. Fort Sill water reuse project is first in state 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Meeting 30 percent of demand, NEWater is potable but mainly used by industries and during the dry season to top up reservoirs. From open sewage to high-tech hydrohub, Singapore leads water revolution 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z They have build new infrastructure, including bathrooms and showers, renovated market stalls, provided access to potable water and established a vendors association. From Delhi to Port Moresby, cities take baby steps to make women feel safer 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z "If we can get the lake off our potable system, that's a noticeable difference," district spokesman Jonathan Volzke previously told The Times. Amid drought scrutiny, Lake Mission Viejo to be filled with recycled water 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z The group that operates a private lake in Orange County has proposed building a $5-million purification facility so it can begin using recycled water instead of the potable supplies it has relied on for decades. Lake Mission Viejo may soon be filled with purified recycled water 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z “We are the largest potable water user in the region, and we don’t want to stay that way,” Waters said. Fort Sill water reuse project is first in state 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Under the new requirements, residents can be fined up to $1,000 for draining and refilling swimming pools, washing cars at home with potable water or watering their lawns more than two days a week. Letting iconic Mormon temple lawn die was a 'difficult decision' 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Recycled water, including treated sewage, can be used on gardens and in industrial processes instead of being flushed into rivers and oceans, alleviating pressure on potable water supplies. Three Ways U.S. West Can Adapt to Deep Drought 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z It contained new and mandatory regulations and restrictions on water use in the hopes of achieving a 25% reduction in the use of potable water by 2016. Community Discussion: Is California doing enough to save water? 2015-04-03T04:00:00Z Stage 3 would force the lake association to obtain a permit to replace water lost to evaporation from potable sources. Lake Mission Viejo may soon be filled with purified recycled water 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z And new construction developments cannot use potable water without installing special water-efficient drip irrigation systems. Calif. governor orders statewide mandatory water restrictions 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z Commercial, industrial and institutional property owners such as businesses and golf courses will be required to cut their own use of potable water for lawns by 25 percent, according to the governor's order. California governor orders 25 percent reduction in water usage statewide 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z “It smells like diesel and it’s oily,” said Lisa Kjelstrup, a real estate agent in town who spent the day trying to determine how to get potable water to elderly residents. Traces of Montana Oil Spill Are Found in Drinking Water 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z San Diego’s plant, for example, will suck up two gallons of seawater for every gallon of potable water it produces. Cities Parched By Drought Look to Tap the Ocean 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z To be potable, brackish groundwater must be desalinated, which an expensive process that removes salt from water. Water, Texas, and an Opportunity that should not be Wasted 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z The mayor is smart to capitalize on Syracuse’s distinct natural advantage - an abundance of potable water - and to piggyback on the existing paths that move it from Skaneateles to Syracuse. A sampling of editorials from around New York 2014-12-03T05:00:00Z By that same thinking, Professor Quadir goes on, a bottle of potable water is such a tool because it prevents days of sickness in which the person cannot earn income. Why World Toilet Day Should Matter To You 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z On the other hand, the Buena Vista 2012 red blend, $20, while certainly not the apogee of winemaking art, was at least potable. European vs. American Wines And The Winner Is..... 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Do you separate the water for the toilets from the potable water? A 15 Year Tour of Economic Analysis 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, the fact remains that RO is a viable technological option to making saline water – notably brackish groundwater, wastewater, and seawater – potable. Water, Texas, and an Opportunity that should not be Wasted 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z "Wasting previous potable water today imperils our communities' future," she said. Californians cut back water use as drought continues 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z Algae Systems says it hopes it can make a profit by producing potable water as well as fuel, and by charging fees to municipalities for treating their wastewater. Seeing Purpose and Profit in Algae 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z An Israeli strike on the enclave’s primary power plant caused electrically driven water pumps to stop functioning, forcing people to wait in lines to get potable water for domestic use. Month-long war in Gaza has left a humanitarian and environmental crisis Now, various kinds of outdoor water use — like fountains that use potable water that is not recirculated — will be banned outright. Forceful Steps Amid a Severe Drought 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z Speaking of which, booze meant "potable liquid" at least as far back as the 1730s, as in the phrase "peck and booz" for meat and drink. 11 words that are much older than you think 2014-07-01T04:00:00Z Faucets are another potable source that may be available. How to Pack for a Safe, Healthy Camping Trip 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z The winery attributed the increase to many first-time Russian visitors’ eagerly snapping up potable souvenirs. Crimean Vineyards of Last Czar Withstand Time and Tumult 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The shortage of potable water has been so severe that California is now investing in long-term solutions, such as desalination plants. These 7 States Are Running Out of Water 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Residents caught watering lawns or washing cars with potable water can be fined. Arizona town near Grand Canyon runs low on water 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z Landlords in São Paulo, who are wont to hose down pavements with gallons of potable water, have taken to using brooms instead. Nor any drop to drink 2014-04-24T04:00:00Z As an increasing number of consumers switch to accessing services such as facebook on handheld or potable devices, spending on digital and mobile advertising is expected to rise even further. Facebook earnings surge on mobile ads 2014-04-24T10:03:50Z The technology produces two other byproducts: dry fertilizer and potable water, the company said. Clean Energy Challenge aims to prove there's money in being green 2014-04-05T04:32:33Z “If Central Park was still part of the potable system in today’s post-9/11 era, I venture to say it would be a very different landscape,” said Mr. Roberts, referring to access there. Reservoir’s Neighbors Want More Than Return of Their Water Views 2014-03-04T04:22:44Z The penalty for using potable water outdoors for anything but public health or emergencies comes with a $100 surcharge that doubles for subsequent violations. Arizona town near Grand Canyon runs low on water 2014-05-12T04:00:00Z The mayor and everyone else said their greatest worry was that no one in authority would say how long it would be before the water supply was potable again. Thousands Without Water After Spill in West Virginia 2014-01-11T03:38:27Z These are the keys to life that natural systems provide for free — think breathable air and potable . Human Health Depends on a Healthy Environment 2013-11-25T16:45:02.443Z Combining Raspberry Pi's microcomputer, USB Wi-Fi adapter, and an ethernet Cable, Onion Pi creates a small, potable private access point that directs traffic through Tor's larger network. Web Tools to Blur Your Digital Footprint 2013-06-18T21:25:00Z There is a predictable investment boomlet underway that seeks rates of return on crunches over potable water and arable land. Getting rich off global warming 2013-05-05T11:00:00Z Government officials say they are busy trying to address the town’s urgent concerns like potable and sanitation. Adobe Homes in Peru's Andes Tell Centuries-Old Toxic Tale 2013-02-13T17:15:18.800Z The Arizona State Forestry Division sent two 3,000-gallon potable water tanks to the nation this week. Navajo, Hopi tribes struggle without water in Southwest cold snap 2013-02-07T02:03:01Z The loss of potable water sources worldwide has become a United Nations priority issue. Energy, Obama's Election and a House of Irrelevance 2012-11-12T06:32:06Z In 2010, he got the water district to agree to distribute a combination of river water runoff, irrigation and potable water to the seven existing courses in Mesquite for a reasonable price. Away Game: Leaving Las Vegas 2012-09-19T04:00:00Z As well as providing a new source for agriculture in a region the aquifer will augment existing potable supplies. Vast African water source found 2012-07-20T09:15:55Z Unfortunately, the vast majority of that comes from the sea and is not potable unless treated by expensive, energy-hungry desalination plants. Researchers Consider Graphene as a Cure for Desalination Woes 2012-07-16T11:15:00.207Z Our organization’s next goal is to get potable water supply. India Ink: Powerful Cyclone Aila Spoiled Farmland in Sundarbans Islands 2012-05-28T09:53:43Z In the United States, the biggest source of potable water is the Ogallala Aquifer. Energy, Obama's Election and a House of Irrelevance 2012-11-12T06:32:06Z His organization initially requested potable water be trucked into the Haitian heartland so that a traumatized population would not have to filter and treat its water. Haiti?s Cholera Outraced the Experts and Tainted the U.N. 2012-03-31T20:57:22Z Before leaving the hotel, at his suggestion, we partook of a potable, known, I think, as punch—whiskey punch. Doesticks, What He Says 2012-03-14T02:00:27.940Z Demand for potable water is expected to escalate worldwide in the coming years. Researchers Consider Graphene as a Cure for Desalination Woes 2012-07-16T11:15:00.207Z Where had Albertus caught the secret of that flowing gold, potable gold; gold that threateningly blazed in the storm wrack, gold as lyric as sunshine in spring! Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Sea-water taken internally has been considered beneficial in several maladies; and, although not potable in civilized countries, it is freely drunk by various savage tribes. Curiosities of Medical Experience 2012-03-09T03:00:20.410Z It is her potable fire, her answer to the sun. Life Without and Life Within or, Reviews, Narratives, Essays, and poems. 2012-03-05T03:00:13.070Z The waiter was astonished by the multiplicity and singular character of the orders which kept coming all that afternoon from No. 19, in which cigars and potables largely figured. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z In Homs, supplies of food, baby formula, medicine and potable water are all running out, said a spokeswoman for the committees. Iranian Ships Reported to Leave Syria 2012-02-21T08:40:12Z In Homs, supplies of food, baby formula, medicine and potable water are all running dry, said a spokeswoman for the committee. Iran Warns U.S. Over Syria as Crackdown Grows 2012-02-20T22:19:03Z The new National Academy analysis suggests that the risk from potable reuse “does not appear to be any higher, and may be orders of magnitude lower” than any risk from conventional treatment. Despite ?Yuck? Factor, Treated Wastewater Used for Drinking 2012-02-10T04:46:47Z And even if most of the potables traversing the bar are golden and bubbly, Mr. McGuire does pour a good drink. | East Village: Professor Thom?s, a Bar for Die-Hard Boston Fans 2012-02-03T04:30:18Z The cholera eradication conversation inevitably turns back to the need for potable and better sanitation. Can a Vaccine Cure Haiti's Cholera? 2012-01-12T11:15:05.750Z GIN, an aromatized or compounded potable spirit, the characteristic flavour of which is derived from the juniper berry. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Officials with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation investigated the Chemung residents’ complaints last year but found that the drilling was unlikely to have caused methane to seep into potable water wells. Green Blog: In Drilling Safety Debate, Hydrofracking's Not the Only Target 2011-12-28T12:50:22Z The water footprint is apparently less egregious than it once was, as industry has begun using saline aquifers rather than potable water and recycling it, according to Fairley. Alberta's Tar Sands: Not So Bad? 2011-11-29T17:56:03Z The Indian is too exact in his natural science to speak of salt water as potable. Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona 2011-11-21T03:00:13.817Z In Van, a city of a million people which suffered less damage, there were questions over the water supply with tests being conducted to ascertain whether it was potable. Turkey's post-quake relief races against winter 2011-10-29T11:00:41Z Although the predisposing cause is the dyscrasiac condition of the soldier, the determining cause is most always the quality of the food consumed, and the purity of the water used for potable purposes. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z After filtering and chlorinating, it will become potable. Molecules to Medicine: From Test-Tube to Medicine Chest 2011-10-19T14:15:00.230Z Water is not potable, not even in the capital city, Funafuti. Lens Blog: Photos of Tuvalu, an Island in Danger 2011-10-18T14:51:54Z There was water from the sink, but even the guards couldn't agree whether it was potable. Way down in the hole 2011-09-01T00:28:00Z Most of the towns have no electricity, and none has potable water because floodwaters have overwhelmed sewage and water treatment plants in the area. Relief Workers Reach Most Vermont Towns Isolated by Floodwaters 2011-08-31T12:57:24Z There is another very important item to be considered in the dietary of this prison, and that is the quality and quantity of the water furnished for potable purposes. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z Money problems were a constant, Winston himself having shipped off to the Boer War with, Lovell reports, “a huge quantity of luggage, including 72 cases containing fine French wines” and other potables. Inside the Churchill Clan 2011-06-24T16:28:59Z The water is somewhat saline, but nevertheless not so seriously as to prevent its’ being potable. Colonial Expeditions to the Interior of California Central Valley, 1800-1820 Anthropological Records 16(6):239-292, 1958 2011-06-13T02:00:22.167Z It must be conceded that the value of water for potable and domestic purposes cannot be estimated in dollars and cents, constituting as it does a necessity of life for which no substitute exists. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z The county has doubled in size, but it hasn’t had double the amount of potable water it provides. Economix: ?The Big Thirst?: The Future of Water 2011-05-03T17:00:31Z As for the rain-water, it deposits a sediment in the tank, and becomes very sweet and potable: these tanks are cleaned out twice every year. The Bible in Spain - Vol. 2 [of 2] 2011-03-27T02:00:17.093Z For at High Meadow House they found not only full granaries, but a well-stocked larder and cellar containing various potables. No Quarter! 2011-03-26T02:00:16.330Z The motive to this was a conceit that potable gold could be no other than the universal medicine: and why gold? A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II 2011-03-01T03:00:40.557Z Access to potable water will be hard to come by over the next days or so because the sewage system has been disrupted so the water from the aquifers and rivers has been polluted. New Zealand earthquake aftermath: Your stories 2011-02-23T11:38:27Z Today, the amount of re-use water Orange County pumps each day is almost equal to the amount of potable water. Economix: ?The Big Thirst?: The Future of Water 2011-05-03T17:00:31Z The California Legislature, for instance, this year passed a bill focused on Maywood that would revoke permits from the town’s water systems if they cannot “deliver safe, wholesome and potable drinking water.” That Tap Water Is Legal but May Be Unhealthy 2009-12-17T17:25:00Z An al Qaeda splinter group terrorizes tourists, and the capital, Manila, suffers from a shortage of potable water. Opportunity in the Last Place You'd Look 2010-10-14T21:00:00Z Lacking easy access to potable water, for example, laborers had resorted to drinking from irrigation channels contaminated with pesticides, the report said. Philip Morris Said to Benefit from Child Labor 2010-07-14T06:03:00Z “Thank God we have a swimming pool,” he says, noting that it gives him a large store of potentially potable water. In the Singularity Movement, Humans Are So Yesterday 2010-06-12T18:27:00Z "To mitigate this risk, a potable saline solution is used in the procedure." Waterboarding for dummies 2010-03-09T12:01:00Z He believes large savings could be made by not using potable water where it is not required and by delivering water efficient devices into all homes and businesses. Water fight 2010-03-01T10:06:00Z The use of rainwater and low-flow plumbing fixtures will reduce potable water consumption by 68 percent. 2010-01-30T23:00:00Z “Some wells bring up water that is not potable,” he said. 2010-01-14T07:20:00Z The water of most of these is potable, but a few are a little saline, though not to such an extent as to influence vegetation. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli BRANDY, an alcoholic, potable spirit, obtained by the distillation of grape wine. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The gensdarmes planted at the different barriers generally made a prey of the potables which they captured, and were consequently interested in keeping a good look-out for offenders. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. V, October, 1850, Volume I. By a wise regulation eating and drinking shops are not allowed in the square, and the staple potable and comestibles are tea, cakes, and nuts. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. “But as an athlete, I know the value of hydration, so I was determined to bring up potable water.” 2010-01-14T07:20:00Z Apparatus for the economic production of a potable water from sea-water is of vital importance in the equipment of ships. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" Brantôme suspected her of being a magician, of using potable gold. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern After burial they steal them out of their graves and seethe them in a caldron till the flesh be made potable, of which they make an ointment by which they ride in the air.” Folk-lore of Shakespeare This is the explanation of the unwearied attempts at making potable gold, for it was universally thought that if that metal could be obtained in a dissolved state, it would constitute the long-sought panacea. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition In December, he watched a dozen young women of the neighborhood put buckets of potable water on their heads and walk down the lanes to their neighborhoods. 2010-01-14T07:20:00Z "I have encountered many ridiculous routines," Cam advised the Dominican beauty placing new potables before them. Telempathy He lowered one eyelid and concentrated on the list of potables offered by the auto-bar. Frigid Fracas For this service, the small sum of a penny was charged, the profit to the house probably arising from the sale of potable refreshments. Dickens' London A chemist reads with interest Djafar's antique method of obtaining nitric He solves the problem of potable gold. acid by distilling in a retort Cyprus vitriol, alum, and saltpetre. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The spirit drawn from the joyous barley warmed his heart; a cordial grown on the sunny hill-side, watered with dew and sweet rain, coloured by the light, a liquor of sunshine, potable sunbeam. Amaryllis at the Fair There was, in the center of the crater, a small pond or lake, of which the somewhat lukewarm water was quite potable. Louisiana Lou A Western Story These experiments were made to ascertain whether a potable coffee could not be offered to the public at as low a price as the raw or roasted now is. All About Coffee Appliances for Distributing Water We have so far discussed only the various sources of potable water. The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) Djafar may thus be considered as having solved the grand alchemical problem of obtaining gold in a potable state. History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) Revised Edition The motive to this was a conceit that potable gold could be no other than the universal medicine; and why gold? A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive Ether, naptha, and essential oils take gold from its solvent, and form liquors which have been called potable gold. Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction Then we tried to make a potable coffee by making an aqueous extract of raw coffee, evaporating to dryness and roasting the residue. All About Coffee In one age men cure diseases by potable gold and strengthen their faith by a belief in witches, in another they substitute animal magnetism and adventism. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York This is the summe in brief, that without the Spirit of Mercury, which is the only true Key, you can never make Corporal Gold potable, nor the Philosophers Stone. Of Natural and Supernatural Things Also of the first Tincture, Root, and Spirit of Metals and Minerals, how the same are Conceived, Generated, Brought forth, Changed, and Augmented. The Administrador, or steward of the estate, had evidently done his best to entertain his patron the Don with becoming magnificence, nor were potables as dainty as the edibles wanting to furnish forth the feast. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865 A pond, the water of which is potable. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. Disappointed, but not discouraged, Voisenon descended from the dizzy height, reflecting upon the sad distress to which a man might be reduced, although possessing the secret of potable gold. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 At the time of my visit there was but scanty water in the canyon and that not potable except for stock. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Another feature, always of importance, is the provision of a pure, potable drinking water. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The rewards of the literary world—that is, the tangible, potable, spendable rewards—go mostly to the cheapjack and the mountebank. Pipefuls Apparatus for the conversion of sea-water into potable fresh water have long been invented, though little used; but of late the larger ships are effectively fitted with adaptations for the purpose. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. "I shall have my potable gold at last," thought the triumphant Abbé, radiant with hope and exultation. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 It is sufficiently convenient to the pueblos, has an abundant supply of potable water at all seasons, and cultivable fields in the neighborhood. Archeological Expedition to Arizona in 1895 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898, pages 519-744 Then comes Ascot, for which meeting they leave the metropolis, and enjoy some quiet retreat in the neighbourhood of Windsor, taking with them many potables and what they call a "dog cook." Kate Coventry An Autobiography A person here pretends to have discovered the method of rendering sea-water potable, and has some respectable certificates of its success. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) We envied the condition of such an one the other day, while sitting with a friend at the ‘Globe,’ over such potables and edibles as that matchless establishment can alone set before its guests. The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, April 1844 Volume 23, Number 4 Now did he, or did he not, believe in potable gold? The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 The inhabitants of Tola, Jura, and other outlying districts, now brew a potable beer by mixing two-thirds of heath tops with one of malt. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure However, here, as in the Chaco, there is an underflow, which the Indians know how to utilize and from which they can always obtain a sufficient supply of potable water. Navaho Houses, pages 469-518 Seventeenth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1895-1896, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1898 Entrance of the Temple.—The entrance of the temple is represented to you by a body, because the grand work of nature is complete as gold, potable and fixed. The Mysteries of Free Masonry Containing All the Degrees of the Order Conferred in a Master's Lodge There is no lack of potables," says my candle-bearer; "but, unhappily, there is never so much as a dry crust to soak in them. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady Though for the moment cast into despair, he did not lose hope, but would the next day recommence his voyages of discovery in search of potable gold. The International Monthly, Volume 2, No. 4, March, 1851 It is potable the April after it is made, is best that year, and after ten years begins to have a pitchy taste, resembling it to Malaga. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 He indicates the places for peculiar edibles and exquisite potables; and promulgates his precepts with the zeal of a sublime legislator, who is dictating a code designed to ameliorate the imperfect state of society. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 In exchange for the edible and potable products of their island, and the textiles of Yloylo, and tobacco, they lade fine products in Calamianes, an exchange that causes anger to the alcaldes-mayor. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 21 of 55 1624 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century. Prior to the attempted enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment potable and vatted mixtures had but small lure for my palate, or my stomach, or my temperament. One Third Off After it I shall be prepared to find a potable in the banana, which is favoured by many people, of whom I am not one. In a Green Shade A Country Commentary The first quality is sold, brut, for one hundred and twenty livres the pi�ce; but it is then thick, and must have a winter and the fouet, to render it potable and brilliant. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 The question arose whether potable water would be found, and they all went out, Owen included, to search for a spring. Sister Teresa Thermal scales of p 22 cultivated plants, going down from the vanilla, cacoa, and musaceae, by citrous and olives, and to vines yielding potable wines. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Root beer may be but meager flaggonage compared to mulled claret, but at any rate 'tis honest, 'tis actual, 'tis tangible and potable. Mince Pie In the northern part and on the western slopes of the great sierras, streams of potable water and also many lagoons abound. The Story of the Philippines and Our New Possessions, Including the Ladrones, Hawaii, Cuba and Porto Rico The Eldorado of the Orient The theme, in truth, is replete with poetical associations, and of a kind that we look in vain for in connection with any other potable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 04, February, 1858 It is not what this sort of book ought to be, portable and potable, like the craftily qualified contents of a pocket-flask, refreshing on a tedious journey. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, October 4, 1890 Salt per se is a poor diet, and, for the making of potable coffee, fresh water is very necessary. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life He took from them such fees as he could get, including provisions, sometimes, unfortunately for him, of the potable kind. Samuel Johnson Water is said to be potable; indeed, some declare it our natural beverage, although even they find it palatable only when suffering from the recurrent disorder known as thirst, for which it is a medicine. The Devil's Dictionary The water of the sea that washed the castle walls was for a whole day sweet and potable, as many that tasted it experienced. Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans If potable water be employed, it will generally be improved by boiling, which removes some of the lime held in solution. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 Some of the mineral substances which occur in solution in potable waters communicate to the latter the quality of hardness. Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883 Clean or potable water is a compound which contains a moderate amount of salts, but very little of organic matter. Maintaining Health Formerly Health and Efficiency So purified, it is claimed, the lime becomes fit for treating any hard potable or boiler- feed water. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power The water, however, appeared potable; and perhaps cleaning out and deepening might increase the quantity. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 Repeated draughts of the element, which the late rains had rendered potable, relieved our pain, and hard by we found a place where coarse stubbly grass saved our mules from starvation. First Footsteps in East Africa Can more be said of any potable concoction manufactured by humanity for its daily use? Greifenstein Are these fountains poisoned for the poor victim of fever, because they have to travel through a contagion of waters not potable? Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1 For the stately cathedral stood and lived; the little leaves slumbered yet lived; and the story floated and lived, in the potable gold of summer afternoon. Christie Johnstone Yet it is famed amongst mediaeval geographers for its fine haven with potable water; and for its flourishing city, where honey was especially abundant. The Land of Midian — Volume 2 The vivacious brew would now and again behave unreasonably at the moment of being released, but it was potable when subdued. Merton of the Movies These men are not unlike to those gnats which love to settle on the dregs of wine, or on vinegar, but shun and fly away from potable and pleasant wine. Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies His smile was itself a remedy better than the potable gold and the dissolved pearls that comforted the praecordia of mediaeval monarchs. Medical Essays, 1842-1882 Poetry's "secret alchemy turns to potable gold the poisonous waters which flow from death through life." Shelley Failing this, of course, they regarded gold in a potable form as the next most powerful medicine—a belief which probably led to injurious effects in some cases. Bygone Beliefs: being a series of excursions in the byways of thought |
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