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There's a reason we add chlorine and minerals to the water, because it's good for us. Tap water in 99% of the US is already safe to drink, and distilling it doesn't make it any safer.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/02/03/tap-water-chlorine-may-have-cancer-link-johns-hopkins-study/2854631001/
Seems like it increases cancer risk, but it's the cheapest way we have to sanitize water so
https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2020/05/drinking-water-cancer-risk