There is usually fresh drinking water several yards away from the dumping area, but the norm is you use your own hose. I use a white hose for fresh drinking water and a green house for the dump area.Do Rv dump stations usually have drinking water with a hose? I’ve never seen one.
That doesn't work in boondocking areas that ONLY have fresh water at a central dump location.If you forgot to fill your tank, go back to it and fill it or back into a empty site and fill it there.
I'm with you in using the big plastic "bottle" built into our motorhome instead of those little plastic bottles that pollute the environment when they're not properly recycled. Over 50 years of RV'ing, and never an issue with the tank water as you said.I have always found it harder to find potable water than a dump station. Potable water systems need continued testing, so places like highway rest areas don’t always have them. If I can’t find potable water through the apps Dutch mentioned, I go to a nearby campground and buy a dump and water fill from them. cost is ~$10-$15. Since my freshwater tank is 90 gallons and i out another 5 gallons in the black tank after emptying, I don’t grudge the cost. Oh, and I have been drinking water from my appropriately sanitized water tanks for 30+ years without issue.