Surely the many miles of underground pipes are a breeding ground for microbes, right?
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Remember that bacteria need food just like we do. Water is a terrible medium for bacterial growth. There’s nothing to eat ! And there aren’t many bacteria to start with because municipal water is filtered and chlorinated. Also , you can handle plenty of bacteria in your water. Your stomach destroys most bacteria and even if it doesn’t the bacteria you swallow just move along your digestive tract. Sure they might start to reproduce but the digestive tract isn’t exactly home sweet home. If they survive the stomach acid and the digestive juices of the small intestine, they then end up in the colon which is already packed with bacteria. Uh oh!
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