Question

what is potable water how is drinking water obtained from the water bodies​

Answer 1

potable water is the water which is safer for consumption.

the seas water is filtered technically from the water bodies to make the water potable

Answer 2

Potable water is the drinking water that you can carry everywhere such as the water that we carry on our bottles etc. Drinking water is obtained from water bodies through purifying it through several processes and one is by adding a disinfectant such as chlorine.