The secondary water system is not purified like the culinary water. Currently it costs $21 a month. I can use the secondary water every other day with no watering on Sunday so the tanks can refill. The exterior taps on the house are culinary and I do use them a little in the spring but the water is more expensive. I love to drink water from the hose but when the secondary system comes on I have to be careful to not drink that water. I have taps in my garden for the secondary system. I still do not have a sprinkling system and use hoses.