Many people who grew up in a city or suburban area are used to having access to a safe city-treated water system. Oftentimes city and suburban dwellers do not have to worry about the quality of their water as the water system is handled by the city and tested regularly for contaminants. When native city dwellers and suburbanites move to the countryside they are sometimes surprised to find that their water will come from a well and that well can sometimes be…

In recent years it has come to light that many areas of the U.S. have unsafe drinking water. In Flint, Michigan residents were shocked to find out that their drinking water was contaminated with high levels of lead and legionella bacteria. In 2014, Flint experienced a budget crisis and decided to switch its water source from the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department to the Flint River. Immediately, occupants noticed the taste, smell, and appearance of the water…