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[–] moody@lemmings.world 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It's not that it specifically needs to be non-potable, just that you shouldn't waste drinking/cooking to wash yourself and flush toilets when you don't know how long issues can last.

Rain water and eavestrough runoff water is fine for flushing and cleaning, and it doesn't need to be kept in food-safe containers.

[–] blakenong@lemmings.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Oh I see, collect it when you can, because a surplus of water is better than just having water for drinking. This makes sense. I think people often forget how much water we use on a daily basis.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 5 points 1 week ago

Basically, yeah. You can also water your plants with stuff that you wouldn't drink too, instead of letting them die because of an emergency happening.