How many people in the USA have ever been where they didn't have access to clean, filtered, potable water out of a tap?
Closest I've ever been was on a camping trip; and there was an "improved" spring that would've served there, at need.
Closest I've ever been was on a camping trip; and there was an "improved" spring that would've served there, at need.
Lots of issues around getting safe water after hurricanes and floods and other natural disasters.
And every once in a while everywhere I’ve ever lived gets a boil order just from a maintenance issue when they’re working on a broken water main or something.
https://www.edf.org/health/lead-pipes-threat-kids-across-ame....
So while 10% have lead pipes, it does not mean 10% have lead in their water. It means 10% face a small risk of potentially getting lead in their water. So it is still worth addressing.
[1] https://www.nrdc.org/stories/flint-water-crisis-everything-y... [2] https://abcnews.go.com/US/map-ongoing-water-crises-happening...
You should really get out more. To answer your question more seriously, many times. Camping is the easy answer, there's rarely a tap or spring in the southwest US.