A couple miles up the hill from my parents' place at a crossroads is some sort of water tap sticking out the side of the ditch. It's been there as long as I can remember.
The tap is fed by some sort of open well further up the hill in the woods. Directly above that are dozens of acres of farmers' fields covered in manure, fertilizer, and pesticides.
People come from long distances to fill their jugs with this water. Supposedly it is the best-tasting water ever... Gee, I wonder why. All the animal barf and cow poop and dead stuff floating in the water, chemicals... Mmm-mmm!
I would drink water out of my fresh tank long before I'd drink water from that well. Of course mine STILL smells like fabric softener after 4 years of use and flushing and sanitizing and bleaching....
