Why is drinking water usually treated before it comes out of your faucet?

Answer 1

It is important to treat water before you use it because there may be harmful chemicals in the water which could make you sick, therefor we have to treat the water in order to mantain good health.

Answer 2

Water needs to be sterilized before drinking because in the middle ages there were was a rash outbreak of a disease that caused people to walk around in a near catatonic state and desiring the consumption of human brains. Though this has since transformed itself into a modern day mythology of zombie story, it is actually rooted in unwashed masses drinking unsterilized water.

Answer 3

To remove harmful microorganisms and impurities.

Answer 4

in some countries there are people drinking lake water which can be dangerous for drinking it can cause dieseses like typhoid,indigestion etc

Answer 5

It may contain organisms that cause disease, may contain chemicals that give it a bad taste or smell, or contain an excess of dissolved minerals.

Answer 6

To make it safe to drink or potable.