[Illustration: YOUR WATER SUPPLY AND SANITARY FACILITIES]
One of the first major problems that confronts the city dweller starting
the construction of a summer home is the water supply—or lack of it. Not
only is water hard to get, comparatively speaking, but it is not always
safe to use when obtained unless care is taken to see that its source is
pure. Water cannot safely be declared fit for human consumption unless
the surface of the well or spring remains permanently above the level of
all nearby sources of pollution. Tight well platforms and casings, clean
grounds and wide separation from probable channels of impure drainage
are the best safeguards.