Municipalities all around the U.S. have done a great job getting water to our homes that is clear of harmful bacteria. We enjoy the safest water in the world in this country. There has not been a death from water born bacteria through a municipal source in over 100 years in the U.S. That is a pretty respectable track record. The thing that most people do not understand about the water is how this has been accomplished. The main chemical added to our water to make it safer to drink is chlorine. Chlorine is a proven carcinogen, that means it causes cancer and other complications in the cells of living organisms. Well that's the very reason it is so good for killing bacteria. The trouble is, it cannot differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria. (By this I mean, the bacteria which kills us rather than the bacteria which we are comprised of as living organisms.) The answer to this problem will be examined and addressed in future posts.