# Rain water drinkable.

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**Created:** [May 20, 2001, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-water-drinkable/65985 "2001-05-20T07:26:55Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 22, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rain-water-drinkable/65985/21 "2001-05-22T22:37:17Z")

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My grandparents lived 14 miles from the nearest “town” in southern Oregon. Their household water came from a spring not too far uphill. It fed into a large corrugated tank and went right into the house. It tasted good, they lived there for 30+ years before they died, and they never had any trouble with it. For irrigation (basically, just a large lawn and a good-sized flower garden) they pumped water from the creek.

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