> Correction - if it's flowing water there is less risk than drinking from a stagnant pool of water. That's what I've always thought, and it seems correct, but

> Correction - if it's flowing water there is less risk than drinking from a stagnant pool of water. That's what I've always thought, and it seems correct, but I'm not sure why that would be the case. Flowing water is more oxygenated which should make it easier for bacteria to survive, than in a still pool of water (getting baked by the sun's UV all day).