What if the public water system becomes unusable?

What would you do if you found out that the public water system had been contaminated by powerful toxins that could not be removed by boiling? Setting up a rain barrel or two might be a good idea.

Incidentally, according to the US National Library of Medicine (National Institutes of Health)  microcystins can be removed by slow sand filtration.

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