You mean, like this guy? :)
Rural people have drank raw water since the beginning of time, myself included. I have to say there are more issues than just the possible illnesses you expose yourself to.
In our area the well water is extremely high in flouride- and has done a ton of damage to people’s teeth in this area before it was known or there was a solution. There are different issues in different areas. Now there are water associations that were formed to treat and supply the water in small communities all around here and likely the rest of the country.
Some of the best tasting water I have ever drank was out of a well or stream- and some of the worst. I was raised with the knowledge that “raw water” could very well be dangerous to drink. Having said that I will say rarely have I known anyone to get sick from drinking water from wells and streams but it does happen. Most people now get their own wells tested for peace of mind. I know many people that have a well and buy bottled water to drink and cook with.
I will say I would not in a million years drink water gathered by strangers and sold in a jug. The chance of contamination along the way seems pretty good to me. People are just getting dumber.
Roger that.
I'm blessed to have two streams flowing through my property and both have satisfied my thirst on occasion and supplied water during power failures in the years before I had a big-azz generator.
Been on well water since we bought our house 22 years ago. I’m fine. We’re one of the few in MA that have soft water naturally. We test it every couple years.
You mean, like this guy? :)