– why doesn’t the water in our pipes get bacteria/viruses in it?

Question

It seems like you would get pretty nasty germs happily living in our plumbing (especially untreated well water).

I think about the water that can sit for prolonged periods in hot water tanks, stagnant water in dead end sections of the plumbing system (unused outside faucet etc), and the wet oxygen rich environment inside the faucet ends.

Yet you almost never hear about people getting sick from their water🤷🏽‍♂️

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Answer 1

Legionella bacteria enters the chat. Legionnaires Disease can be contracted in exactly this way.