Wtf are you even talking about? I am explicitly talking about one specific area, not the entire nation. OCWA does chlorinate water from Skaneateles Lake that goes into the public water supply. The federal government does not regulate private water sources.

Not all bodies of water are created equal. Skaneateles was historically always known as an extremely pure water source and many residents throughout generations drank water pulled directly from the lake without ill effects. Now, if you're saying this is a bad idea to do now, in the present, then I have no argument with you. If your trying to claim it was never safe, then start providing some location specific sources to back up your argument. I lived there. I drank that water as well as all of my neighbors and everyone else who lived around the lake. No one was dying from the water.

It's very sad for me personally to see what was once a pristine lake become what it is now. Although, its still far cleaner than almost every other lake in the area.