No, people stockpile bottled water in emergencies with the assumption that it will NOT be easy to replace, i.e., the tap might stop releasing water. I've seen

No, people stockpile bottled water in emergencies with the assumption that it will NOT be easy to replace, i.e., the tap might stop releasing water. I've seen way too many comments like "Why would you need bottled water in a pandemic?" with the assumption that municipal water systems won't fail. My (US) small town's municipal water system fails a couple of times a year in the best of circumstances, usually just resulting in a "boil order" for a few hours until repairs are made. But imagine half of our six water filtration workers are home sick or caretaking family, or the trucks that bring the spare parts are sitting idle at a depot four states away. Now our town needs 4000 gallons a day just for human survival. To finish the thought experiment, note that there are over 150,000 water distribution systems in the United States.