Potable Water

Like Mother Earth, the human body is comprised of about 70% water. It is a necessary component of all life and all of life's processes and though we are blessed with such a vast amount of water on this planet, most of it is in the form of sea water. Those who have access (and water rights) to sea water, a river, creeks or springs can distill it for a potable drinking water supply (with the added bonus of sea salt as a bi-product of sea water distillation). Those who do not live close to an already present water source therefore need to learn how to obtain water from other sources, and how to recycle, store and save water. (Saving water could effectively reduce a household's water consumption by as much as 95%!

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POTABLE WATER SUPPLY: How Safe Is Your Water?

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Ultimately, whoever provides your water is who has say over the quality of the water, how much you can have, and when or even if you can have it at all... based only on your ability to pay! On another note, how do you really know your water is safe? Because other people tell you it is safe? If you live in a large city, DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHERE YOUR WATER COMES FROM? Two words -- POOP JUICE! OK, so I went into detail... but don't worry, the water has been recycled and "purified" right? So well so, that we continue to find frogs and fish with extra eyes or legs, or missing body parts. So, would people finally listen if their children went for a swim with all their body parts and came out with something missing or an extra limb?