Water

The rivers around here are polluted from industry 50 years ago with those "forever chemicals". There are many carpet and flooring mills here and all that stuff that makes your carpet stain proof and easy to clean, it's what's in the water.

Higher than the rivers are many springs and they're okay to drink from. Lots of people get their drinking water from springs and the city water, pulled from the polluted river, is only used for washing and flushing.
 
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badjak said:
Question is..
What's your source of water?
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Pristine minimally treated community pumped deep aquifer water. Some of the best quality water in the region. Very fortunate.

Do you drink it as is?
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yes

Do you buy drinking water?
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No. And we take bottles of it on road trips.

Do you treat your water?
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see above

Do you use the same water for drinking, showering, flushing toilets, watering the garden?
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yes

I bought a solar borehole pump today.
Not that I have a borehole, it will go straight in the river.
And that's the water I use for everything.
Cooking, showering etc
I generally use left over boiled water for drinking, but normally it's tea and coffee anyway.
No other treatments, and if I am thirsty I drink it as is....
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Reading thru the thread and seeing various comments, and also that you're downstream from the big dam on the big river, is the river is fast flowing where you are, so less potential issues with microorganisms etc? Planning to sink a borehole?
 
badjak said:
Well, it is a drink, but the mods can change it to another category if they like..

Question is..
What's your source of water?
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We have a deep well with sweet water.
badjak said:
Do you drink it as is?
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It goes through the refrigerator filter but I wouldn't be afraid to drink it straight.
badjak said:
Do you buy drinking water?
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Yes, but it's for trips away from home generally.
badjak said:
Do you treat your water?
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No.
badjak said:
Do you use the same water for drinking, showering, flushing toilets, watering the garden?
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Yes.
badjak said:
I bought a solar borehole pump today.
Not that I have a borehole, it will go straight in the river.
And that's the water I use for everything.
Cooking, showering etc
I generally use left over boiled water for drinking, but normally it's tea and coffee anyway.
No other treatments, and if I am thirsty I drink it as is....
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I would boil it always. I would be a bit leery of pathogens.
 
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