Definition of "nonpotable" [nonpotable]

• Not drinkable (adjective)

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• "Rather than dumping treated wastewater into rivers or the ocean, it can be cleaned further for irrigation, industrial or other nonpotable uses, or to be returned to aquifers."
• "In an email, the institute said the industry should consider nonpotable water "whenever practicable," but decisions must be made on a "case-by-case basis.""
• "In October, the district broke ground on a $52 million water treatment plant that will deliver eight million gallons a day of recycled water for nonpotable uses when it comes on line in late 2012, says Beau Goldie, the district's chief executive."