Glossary

Percolates: Water having percolated through pollutants, in particular those in a landfill or a technical burial centre (TBC). Landfill percolates consist of seepage, runoff and precipitation water which percolates through the mass of buried waste, and is loaded with mineral as well as organic matter as a result.
Potable water: Water, the consumption of which does not present a risk for human health. Its quality is subject to laws and regulations.
Potable water supply: All the equipment, services and actions enabling, from raw water, the production of water compliant with the currently applicable potability standards, for distribution thereafter to consumers. There are 4 distinct stages in supplying water: withdrawal and catchment, treatment to make the water potable, adduction (transport and storage), and distribution to the consumer.
Processing: Reduction, within controlled conditions, of the initial pollutant potential of waste and/or waste volumes before landfill.
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