Water that has been treated to satisfy water quality municipal standards for consumer use.

municipal water may come from either groundwater or surface water sources. Once water has entered a municipal water system, from any source, it is considered municipal water.

water supplied by a city for public use, otherwise know as tap water.

Water that has been processed at a central plant to make it potable or "safe to drink" and which is then distributed to homes and businesses via water mains.