Water collection options

[Mortblanc]

I know that in some areas of the U.S. the water pipes date back 100 years to a time when the protections we know today did not exist.

I worked in a hardware store for a time and it was not unusual for owners of homes built during the Victorian era to bring in lead water pipes for replacement. Many of them skipped straight from lead pipes to PVC and skipped both copper and galvanized applications that had transpired during their lifespan.

In many cities the water lines are 100+ years old and allow the seepage of ground water and chemicals into the drinking supply.

This water begins transit at the water plant in good condition, then becomes polluted in the lines on the way to your home.

Over here we are having some trouble with the inability of the water purification systems to remove hormones from the water. The presence of birth control chemicals in some of the river communities down stream from heavily populated areas is causing lowered birth rates and reduced sperm counts in the male populations.

We probably should switch to beer!