Untreated water is everywhere, and is in most cases free for all. No-one prevents us from taking as much sea-water as we please. Unless we plan to irrigate an entire field with lake or river water, no-one stops us from taking that either. It is only clean water that demands a price, and the reason for this is that clean water requires filtration and transportation. There is a cost associated with clean water, and somebody somewhere has to pay that cost.
Clean water is not free. Wishing it so does not alter this fact. The only question is whether clean water should be paid for through taxation or through voluntary agreements. Either way, someone has to pay.
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