> Most municipal water supplies are safer than the piping systems or the private wells.
I used to work in municipal water software and I don't think this statement can be said broadly. It helps to segregate discussion of water into segments:
- Water extraction and storage health
- Water mainline delivery health
- Water lateral/service line health
Extraction and storage are usually pretty good across the board. Mainline can vary and lateral/service line varies highly in quality.
Mainline health usually comes down to maintaining pressure and flow, especially at the end of a service area. In some cities you'll see them dump water from the hydrant, other cities don't have such good hygiene (and stagnant water is dangerous). Service lines have historically been considered on the owner to deal with; there's now federal funding to fight things line lead service lines (of which there are still huge amounts). Service lines do impact overall water health though, as not every water meter or mainline connection has backflow prevention.
I find your comment offensive: “don’t SUPPOSE x” is very different of “dont DO x” as it’s just a paraphrase of “x is a misconception”.
Furthermore he may be a minority (or not, all we know is you both have a different social circle) but that just make him someone with originals idea so let’s listen instead of blaming (please).
I might have misunderstood his comment (not english native) and present my apologies if i did.
However my understanding is that proclaiming someone opinion is a “minority outlier” without any more info or source is rude and close minded. Also, how do you understand “minority” in his comment?
It’s like saying “I have a different opinion of yours and I think your opinion is not popular here so shut up please.”
By the reactions, his post brought interest and more ideas from others so it’s a good think he didn’t auto-censored.
I used to work in municipal water software and I don't think this statement can be said broadly. It helps to segregate discussion of water into segments:
- Water extraction and storage health
- Water mainline delivery health
- Water lateral/service line health
Extraction and storage are usually pretty good across the board. Mainline can vary and lateral/service line varies highly in quality.
Mainline health usually comes down to maintaining pressure and flow, especially at the end of a service area. In some cities you'll see them dump water from the hydrant, other cities don't have such good hygiene (and stagnant water is dangerous). Service lines have historically been considered on the owner to deal with; there's now federal funding to fight things line lead service lines (of which there are still huge amounts). Service lines do impact overall water health though, as not every water meter or mainline connection has backflow prevention.