Raw water has been in the news a lot lately. Most of the coverage consists of ridicule. One article told about all the nice “friends” you’ll meet through drinking untreated, unfiltered, unsterilized water. Friends like Giardia, Legionella, norovirus, Campylobacter, Cryptosporidium, Salmonella and E. coli.Raw water, according to these stories, is taken directly from natural springs, bottled and sold. It is selling for ridiculous prices in enclaves like Silicon Valley: One account cited 2.5-gallon jugs of the stuff going for a little over $60 in the San Francisco area.Who exactly, the news articles seem to say, would drink water that hasn’t
