Which of the following most significantly determines a communities’ access to potable water? a. access to clean raw water sources b. the availability of money c. local drought conditions d. the level of industrial development

b. the availability of money.

Portable water is the water which can be useful for human drinking and food preparation. Portable water should be free from physical and chemical contaminants such as heavy metals, plant and animal contents, other organic wastes, microbial contaminants such as bacteria, viruses and parasites. With the availability of money communities can make water suitable for use and can make their own portable water. Some of the water treatments like chlorination (which ensures removal of microbes and physical contaminants), filteration (removal of physical and chemical contaminants) requires money to make available water portable.

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