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Drinking Water Standard: What is Potable Water
1 - Drinking Water Standard: What is Potable Water?
Drinking water quality standards gives the important quality parameters set for drinking water. These drinking water quality standards describe the allowable limit and permissible limit in the absence of an alternate source.
Test parameter
Acceptable limit
Permissible limit (In the absence of alternate source of water)
pH value
Turbidity
Total hardness as CaCo3, mg/l, Max
E.coli presence/absence Max
Total iron as Fe, mg/l, Max
Taste
Odour
6.5-8.5
1
200
Shall not be detectable in any 100ml sample
0.3
Agreeable
Agreeable
No relaxation
5
600
Shall not be detectable in any 100ml sample
No relaxation
Agreeable
Agreeable
2 - Ways to Get Safe Drinking Water
The only way to get safe drinking water is by installing a water purifier. Though electric purifiers have become quite common, only a few homes have installed water purifiers. Approximately 8.7 per cent of the households in India have electric water purifier and only 20.8 per cent urban households have electric water purifiers. When it comes to Delhi, only 36.5 per cent of the households use electric water purifiers. Boiling water, which is a common way of purifying water in most of the households doesn’t remove all the impurities. A lot of suspended impurities, chemicals and microorganisms can’t be removed by boiling.
3 - How to test water at home
Whether you are planning to buy a new water purifier or you already have one at your home but still you and your family members are down with waterborne diseases like Typhoid, Cholera, and Diarrhea, etc.
How can you look for a water purification solution if you are not sure of what impurities are present in your drinking water?
The frequent occurrence of waterborne diseases is a clear sign that the water you are drinking is contaminated. And, if you smell trouble with your drinking water then you should ideally get it tested at a water testing lab to know about all the contaminants. But, we understand that most of us would not find any water testing facility nearby. Wouldn’t it be better if you have some way to test the water yourself at home? There are a number of different ways to test your home’s drinking water, whether you choose to do it yourself or entrust the job in a professional organization. Most water testing methods are quick and simple to carry out, although some processes do require more time or cost more money. There are a number of different ways to test your home’s drinking water, whether you choose to do it yourself or entrust the job in a professional organization. Most water testing methods are quick and simple to carry out, although some processes do require more time or cost more money.
How can you look for a water purification solution if you are not sure of what impurities are present in your drinking water?
The frequent occurrence of waterborne diseases is a clear sign that the water you are drinking is contaminated. And, if you smell trouble with your drinking water then you should ideally get it tested at a water testing lab to know about all the contaminants. But, we understand that most of us would not find any water testing facility nearby. Wouldn’t it be better if you have some way to test the water yourself at home? There are a number of different ways to test your home’s drinking water, whether you choose to do it yourself or entrust the job in a professional organization. Most water testing methods are quick and simple to carry out, although some processes do require more time or cost more money. There are a number of different ways to test your home’s drinking water, whether you choose to do it yourself or entrust the job in a professional organization. Most water testing methods are quick and simple to carry out, although some processes do require more time or cost more money.
4 - The Kit usually comes with:
- One Bacteria Test Vial
- One Lead / Pesticide Test Packet
- One Nitrate / Nitrite Test Packet
- One pH / Hardness / Chlorine Test Packet
The popularity of home water improvement systems has soared over recent years, with more and more homeowners opting to install a water filter, reverse osmosis unit, ionizer, softener or distiller in their home.
5 - Interesting Facts about Water
- With 16% of the world population, India only has 4% of the total available freshwater.
- Agriculture only accounts for 80% of India’s total water consumption.
- The biggest water rejuvenation plan launched by the Indian government is “NamamiGange” for the Ganges river basin.
- Rain accounts for 85% of the available water while the rest 15% is from melting snow.
- The water prerequisite of India is 1100 billion cubic meters per year.
- 84% of rural households do not have access to piped water lines.
- Lack of water causes heavy loss in income since Indian women spend 150 million workdays every year carrying and fetching water.
- Around 10 crore people consume water with an excessive amount of fluoride.