Clean, safe drinking water is essential to life. To get that water, however, requires a sludge of chemicals, countless testings — and different treatment processes depending on where you live.
Water sources can include: Surface water (for example, a lake, river, or reservoir) Ground water (for example, an aquifer) Recycled water. external icon. (also called reused water) In the United States, 9 out of 10 people get their water from one of more than 148,000 public water systems. To make sure water from these systems is safe to drink "For too long, outdated sewer and drinking water systems have posed a risk to public health and safety. Today's massive investment will help our kids access clean and safety drinking water, improve quality of our rivers, streams, and beaches, create union jobs in New Jersey and help alleviate what is an expensive burden on our local . 630 22 249 39 180 163 146 429