Is it possible that current water system technologies are so outdated our drinking water is at risk? Despite all the water filtration systems and chemical disinfectant precautions taken today, it may still be realistic to have your own back up water system set up to make certain you can drink your water–even in an emergency. Maybe you are one of those people who feel that protecting water quality in your home is entirely unnecessary. Lots of people feel that way. It doesn’t mean that their water will never get contaminants in it though. Toxic chemicals, bacteria and viruses in water don’t arrive with an advanced warning that they’re coming through your kitchen tap. So before you dismiss a water filter safeguard entirely, consider this: what type of random hazards could your drinking water get exposed to before it gets to your house? Let’s look at a few.

For a start, every time water recycles itself it also recycles contaminants such as toxic chemicals or fertilizer runoff. A lot of it empties directly into rivers, lakes or ditches on a daily basis. That’s a reality we can’t avoid. As long as we use water to grow food and manufacture stuff, contaminants will be polluting our landscape-and then our surface and ground water sources. Water systems used by municipalities draw water from these sources but the sand-grain water filters they use were not designed to remove all contaminants from water, particularly the chemicals.

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