The drinking water that is supplied to our homes comes from either surface water or ground water. Surface water collects in streams, rivers, lakes, and reservoirs. Ground water is water located below the ground and is obtained by drilling wells and pumping it to the surface.
Water quality varies from each community as aging infrastructure, environmental damage and industrial pollution contaminates the water. In addition, toxic chemicals such as chlorine and fluoride are commonly used to treat municipal water supplies and are proven to negatively affect humans.