Definicija: Water that is agreeable to drink, does not present health hazards and whose quality is normally regulated by legislation.

Definicija: Voda, ki je primerna za pitje, uživanje in kuhanje, ne predstavlja nevarnosti za človekovo zdravje, njena kakovost pa je običajno urejena z zakonodajo.

Definicija: Water used in a manufacturing or treatment process or in the actual product manufactured. Examples would include water used for washing, rinsing, cooling, solution make-up, chemical reactions, and gas scrubbing in industrial and food processing applications. In many cases, water is specifically treated to produce the quality of water needed for the process.

Definicija: Voda, ki se uporablja v proizvodnih in obdelovalnih postopkih ali pri izdelavi dejanskega proizvoda. Primeri tehniloške vode so voda za pranje, spiranje, hlajenje, izdelava raztopine, kemične reakcije in plinsko v uporabi industrijske in prehrambene predelave. Za te postopke je voda lahko posebej obdelana.

Definicija: Sistem, ki v elektrarni zagotavlja pitno in sanitarno vodo.