Many people have prepared emergency kits in case of regular disasters, such as a power outage or intense snow storm. The kits usually include food, medicine and jugs of water. But in an actual emergency situation, water stores will be depleted quickly, and clean drinking water can be hard to find. Water is the most essential supply you can have; your body can only go three days without it.

Thankfully, water is prevalent in most areas in the forms of creeks, streams and lakes. However, the water can be filled with bacteria and other harmful substances that can make you . . .

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