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2 part question: Where ca I purchase well water at? Is rainwater safe to drink?
I'm not sure if I am asking this right. I am looking for a little place "I have seen them outside of stores sometimes in smaller towns, and in camping areas" where I can purchase "or get for free" some well water. I am really tired of drinking water full of chemical's. It doesn't even taste like water anymore.
I drank some rainwater today. It might be less consistant than "chemical water" but common sense tells me it's better for me to drink that than water that was problably ran through the water / sewage treatment plant 100x and has enough fluoride, chlorine and whatever else they use now a days, but the rain rain water reminded me of the drinking the water I use to have off MT. Saint Helens. Cleanest naturally ash purified water in the world :)
I'm looking for some advice. What is more important than for our bodies than water?
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- SOT3Lv 69 years agoFavorite Answer
If you don't want chemicals, don't drink well water which can be high in chemicals mostly iron and salts. When you hear people say well water "tastes good", that is usually because it has impurities more than drinking water from a utility. Well water usually requires a filter and sometimes a disinfection system. Well water and mountain based runoff are not the same thing.
For rain water, you have to have a filtration system to remove chemicals picked up from the air and it can not be stored for long since it will begin growing bacteria. You have to have a food grade cistern or barrel system and probably an ozone system.
No water what you choose, you need to have it tested. That bad city water is tested daily to make sure it meets standards.
- 9 years ago
As far as rain water goes, if you live in a high pollution area, not a good idea unless you have a great filtration system. If you don't live in high pollution, create a collection device that you can easily clean. Purchase a food grade barrel (I would suggest plastic over metal) for your collected water to go into. Open the collection device only once it has begun to rain, and cap off your barrel as soon as the rain has stopped. I would then purchase a filter (Brita is a good one).
My family has been doing this for many years. Good luck.
Source(s): my family
