idropotabile

English translation: potable uses / potable water uses

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Italian term or phrase:idropotabile
English translation:potable uses / potable water uses
Entered by: GAR

14:18 Apr 2, 2005
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology / EU article
Italian term or phrase: idropotabile
"... in modo da ridurre contestualmente la pressione sulle risorse di primaria qualità, che potranno essere riservate ai fini primari, quali quello idropotabile."
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GAR
Local time: 10:16
potable uses / potable water uses
Explanation:
potable uses / potable water uses
It refers to the proper uses of potable water (i.e. drinking,cooking, etc).

» Rainwater harvesting once common, needed again to promote ... ... used for inside potable uses and to irrigate research plots and grounds. ...***For potable uses***, rainwater must be treated to remove or kill disease ...
www.off-grid.net/index.php?p=273

[PDF] Water Management
... cooling tower make-up, and other non-potable uses. (applies to Manhattan projects only). ... use by utilizing this retained water for ***non-potable uses. ***...
home.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/ ddcgreen/documents/guidelines/greeng08.pdf
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Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 10:16
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potable uses / potable water uses


Explanation:
potable uses / potable water uses
It refers to the proper uses of potable water (i.e. drinking,cooking, etc).

» Rainwater harvesting once common, needed again to promote ... ... used for inside potable uses and to irrigate research plots and grounds. ...***For potable uses***, rainwater must be treated to remove or kill disease ...
www.off-grid.net/index.php?p=273

[PDF] Water Management
... cooling tower make-up, and other non-potable uses. (applies to Manhattan projects only). ... use by utilizing this retained water for ***non-potable uses. ***...
home.nyc.gov/html/ddc/html/ ddcgreen/documents/guidelines/greeng08.pdf

Andrés Martínez
Spain
Local time: 10:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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many thanks!!
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of drinking water


Explanation:
also; 'potable water' may be less used

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 55
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