Unless it turns out that the water treatment plant isn't in fact doing anything but is still a cost, in which case yes, you might as well drink the raw lake wat

Unless it turns out that the water treatment plant isn't in fact doing anything but is still a cost, in which case yes, you might as well drink the raw lake water. Perhaps all the people in this town would be better off if they would each boil their own water. It could be that we all end up better off without the treatment plant...