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whaletacochamp t1_jd3u3pn wrote

I see you’ve heard of my friend Flint

The two bad ones are interchangeable depending on badness. I know someone who lived next to a junkyard and had to emergently switch from well to town water because chemicals from the junkyard were leeching into his well. Funny enough two members of his household eventually got cancer too. Similarly, one of the only cases of tularemia in VT in recent history was from a muskrat dying in someone’s well.

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contrary-contrarian t1_jd3pzsa wrote

Town water 100000%. Someone else deals with the maintenance and upkeep... it is much more reliable, it is monitored for safety for you, and overall more robust.

Personal wells are a last resort if you can't get town water. They are finicky, incredibly expensive, prone to bacterial infections and issues... and a pain in the butt.

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KITTYONFYRE t1_jd3osqa wrote

it's specifically good for drinking, because it is good for teeth

you're drinking such a tiny amount in treated water, there are no negative effects

anti-flouride is not a particularly well informed POV, especially considering it naturally occurs in groundwater anyway (sometimes in higher concentrations than treated water!)

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