On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 20:55:44 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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>Flood water often carries raw sewage and other potential toxins it may
>have picked up. No thanks, I'll stay on dry land and not put rescue
>personnel at risk either. Guess I'm old fashioned that way.

Flood water contains more maybe, butALL of Mother Nature's water MAY
contain pathologen(s). How pure do you insist your water be, and what
are you doing with it? You gonna drink it? You gonna irrigate a wound
with it?

John Kuthe...