Show urges safety of water supplies in rural areas public health can be bought especially in regard to the safety and purity of rural water supplies according to robert newton dark clark district engineer of the new york york state department of health it can be bought he said elther either by the use of money time or intelligence he pointed out that the rural situation differs from that in the city city water used in great volume is treated in the country the use of home water supplies is not so managed the clearest coldest tastiest nastiest tast iest glass of water may harbor death in many instances the risk is unwarranted he referred to the many chances for contamination of water supplies and how pollution may result the simplest way to sterilize a well he said is to use a chlorine compound liquid bleaching solutions or similar laundry bleaches from one to four ounces are added to a pail of water and introduced into the water supply then enough water should be pumped or drawn from the system so that a distinct chlorine odor is noticeable at the tap or pump after this no water is drawn for a few I 1 hours which gives the chlorine a chance to kill objectionable organisms |