You don’t have to be stranded in the middle of nowhere to worry about a reliable water source. The fact is, even if you get your water from a municipal water supply, you may one day find yourself without safe water to drink.

Much of our water infrastructure in the United States was establishes back in the 1970-80s, and while that makes me feel really old, it’s worse for the water supply. In fact, there are some cast iron pipes that are over a century old. Philadelphia still uses water main pipes installed before the Civil War, and many treatment plants are also aging and in need of repair or replacement. A rapidly aging infrastructure means often water mains break or leak, causing contamination of our “safe” water supply.

Make no mistake, establishing a safe, reliable source of water is critical.

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