Eli5: Why do we use clean, potable water in toilets?

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Eli5: Why do we use clean, potable water in toilets?

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Pipes for transporting common sources of non-potable water would be expensive to install and maintain and would likely clog often.

The cost to prepare the water for transportation would be expensive and not worth it.

As for salt water near the ocean? Salt water is very corrosive and is very hard to transport in pipes.

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