How does tap water not get contaminated?

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It seems like it’s very easy for tap water to be unsafe to drink. I can imagine it’s easy for bacteria to grow in the pipes or something

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There are lots of bacteria in the pipes, despite chlorine. It is not sterile. It won’t make you sick because it went through enough treatment and the slime inside the pipe is harmless. Most important is we make sure no idiot takes a dump in the freshwater reservoir.

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