Yesterday SF Water had the water shutoff for 4 hours. (Hey, at least they told us so we could bathe, fill some pots, etc. beforehand). We're used to it now, they've been digging up the streets nearby for 2 months now. Every time the water comes back on we have to flush out all the dirt in the lines.
It's amazing how much we take clean, safe water on tap for granted. When it's absent, we suffer - no dishwasher, no flush toilets, all potable water from a bottle. It's different when you go camping - you know water will be scarce, so you have alternate solutions. In recent years bottled water has become the fashion (talk about ecologically unsound & wasteful), yet in most big cities the tap water is just as good (if not better).
Good cooking absolutely depends on good water from preparation to cleanup. As a cook you have a right to demand the best. If your local water supply isn't up to par, demand safe & clean water and support your local water company's efforts to keep the supply uncontaminated.
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