Potable Quotes

While non-potable water is primarily not intended for human consumption, as anyone who has ever showered knows, small amounts of water often are inhaled as aerosol or swallowed during showering. Indeed, scientific investigations have shown that waterborne disease can be transmitted simply through inhaling aerosolized contaminated shower water. - Erik Olson

We're hoping maybe as early as Sunday we'll start having potable water. - Tom Warner

We support education, but this is not a project that needs to be funded by the Nueces County taxpayers. There are many uses for surplus money in Nueces County. There are portions of the unincorporated area that do not have potable water. There are roads that need to be constructed or improved. - Terry Carter

People need to be prepared to embrace recycling, including for potable purposes. - John Anderson

I wouldn't want to attach a time limit to it, but it includes things like making sure there's potable water, making sure there's a 911 system in place, telephone, a means to notify people there is an approaching storm so you can evacuate it with the weakened levee situation. - Tim Russert

And our people are winning the hearts and minds of the citizens... Iraqi people would run out and wave to the helicopters as we flew by. I heard story after story told by soldiers about how grateful these people are to have potable water, schools, and even electricity in their homes - some for the first time in their lives. - Jeb Hensarling