“非常规水”通常指的是不符合传统饮用水来源的水，比如再生水、海水淡化水或者收集的雨水等。这类水资源通过特定的处理和净化过程，可以转化为适合饮用或农业、工业用途的水。

英文中，这种“非常规水”可以被称为 "unconventional water"。

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水利部表示，力争2024年非常规水年利用量超过180亿立方米，地级及以上缺水城市再生水利用率超过24%。

China aims to utilize more than 18 billion cubic meters of unconventional water this year, according to the Ministry of Water Resources. China also strives to improve the recycled water utilization rate within water-scarce cities at the prefecture level and above to over 24 percent this year, the ministry said.