You cannot dispose water. If you dispose of water, you get rid of it in some way.
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onizoWhen you say dispose of the water instead of dispose the water, what does it mean?There is a misunderstanding. In English we don't say "dispose the water" or "dispose the waste" or "dispose the scrap". We always use "of". It's required with "dispose". (This has nothing to do specifically with water.)