I guess I'm parinoid. I filter my water even from a crystal clear source. I then boil it to rehydrate food. I should boil the city water here in Memphis, even though it artisian from underground aquafier. But the city adds all the chemicals to kill whatever could be in the water and adds flouride so the kids teeth don't fall out of their heads. We use filters in our refridgerator and at the taps. From my experience drinking water from elsewhere in the U.S., the water here is good. The water in Sacramento CA , as I remember as a child, stunk. You could pour a glass and smell it before you could raise it to drink. If I had no other choice though, I can make due with what is available. But you don't have to ingest much bad stuff to give you the runs the next day. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />