My pool guy said ‘you can’t drink the water because it has stabilizers in it’... Turns out YOU are right hardpunned... and he was wrong. Nice to know in a flat out emergency... I’m glad I read your post - might come in handy someday.
https://modernsurvivalblog.com/preps/drinking-swimming-pool-water-in-an-emergency/
from link:
Personally, I would not hesitate to drink this water “as is” in an emergency, and honestly I have done so inadvertently more times than I can remember with no ill effects.
Of course, lack of daily circulation will cause fairly rapid degradation without some sort of action on the owner’s part. This would include continued chlorination as needed, with manual agitation. Also, putting on the cover would be wise.
Using something like a Lifestraw, the similar Sawyer product, or even better a Berkey water purifier (which can remove viruses, plus bacteria and protozoa) would add another layer of protection.
If I get to drinking the pool water it means the local water supply has stopped or is contaminated. If that’s the case, electricity is probably gone as well. I’m assuming my pool water, without circulation, filtration and chemicals (including stabilizer) will degrade fairly rapidly. I’d planned on using my life straw gravity feed system for drinking and cooking. In the situation above the pool water will be vital for replacing the water for toilets. Losing sanitation services would quickly becomes a huge problem.