I would prefer drinking from a spring which bubbles up well away from farmland and houses, because there is always a risk of groundwater contamination.
I do not have the resources to arrange for testing costs, but would drink from a spring that has been traditionally and currently sourced by others.
It is a pity that the lady you mentioned did not get support for her plan for Hopwood St, because she would have funded the tests for contaminents
As more people regard spring water as a source of mineral nutrition, the demand may well arise.
We are fortunate that we are not force medicated with fluoride hereabouts - the chlorine taste and smell is bad enough and needs carbon filtering out.
For health reasons my wellie treks are on hold until next Spring.
What has become clear from the responses here is that if our water supply from our taps ever fails, Hyndburn folk will not die of thirst.
(unwashed maybe, but thirsty -no)
