This is a great, real-world example why prepping is important. A community near me issued a warning indicating their village water supply has dangerously high levels of nitrites. They’ve instructed residents not to drink the water, nor use it for pets, brushing teeth, or food prep. Basically, anything where the water could be ingested.
Officials have arranged for bottled water distribution, one case of 24 bottles per resident each day until the situation is resolved. To the best of my knowledge, they have not given an ETA for when things will be back to normal.
Nitrites aren’t something that can be handled with run of the mill filters like Brita or even Sawyer. Boiling the water doesn’t help, either. Reverse osmosis is one type of filter that will work in this instance.
Water is a critical resource. Make sure you have some potable water stored, just in case.
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