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Where did you get that 99% figure from? Because I suspect you made it up.
Especially since:
https://www.multipure.com/purely-social/science/top-10-states-worst-public-water-ratings-united-states/
More information:
https://www.science.org/content/article/millions-americans-drink-potentially-unsafe-tap-water-how-does-your-county-stack
And then there are the substances which municipal water supplies don't even need to get out of their water-
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drinking_water_quality_in_the_United_States#Substances_for_which_there_are_no_federal_standards