Main menu Show/Hide Menu Introduction Other Websites Potable water is water that is safe to drink. In this topic you need to know about the following: - With a growing world population there is a grewater demand for potable water. Where we can obtain potable water from. How water can be treated to make it potable. How we can use chlorine to kill micro-organisms and the risks associated with chlorine. Use the arrows below to continue to revise. Other Websites Chemistry Menu