eli5: When people used wells for drinking water, how did they not get sick? Was there some type of filter or was the water just naturally clean?

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eli5: When people used wells for drinking water, how did they not get sick? Was there some type of filter or was the water just naturally clean?

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The “city” water in my county all comes from individual wells that the county maintains. They have pump houses in every subdivision. To your question though, there are filters in the lines, but that’s mainly for sediment not contaminants.

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