If it’s purity you’re concerned about, bottled water is totally unnecessary. Public drinking water systems in Utah are monitored on a daily basis to ensure their product is pure, especially disinfected. It’s retail price is less than a penny per equivalent bottle.

Here is what Utah’s Drinking Water Division has to say: “Drinking water treatment and disinfection has effectively protected Utah’s population for many decades. These protections will safeguard residents against drinking-water-borne viral infections — including coronavirus,” says Marie Owens, Director of DEQ’s Division of Drinking Water. “There is no need for residents to stock up on surplus bottled water in preparation for a potential outbreak of coronavirus.”