Why can’t the water department take out the chlorine that they put in to kill bacterial mater at our tap?

Question

Why can’t the water department take out the chlorine that they put in to kill bacterial mater before it gets to our drinking resources? After all chlorine is bad for us too and we pay for our water so we deserve fresh, uncontaminated, clean filtered water at the tap. Reservoirs can be built in many areas to collect more water but they never plan right to save water and money, they would rather raise the water bill and have floods all the time. They have billions for war, but what about our water resources? What about high insurance prices, government disaster relief money, and all the wasted time and money on fixing something they could end by just spending time making reservoirs and creating jobs building and maintaining these facilities? Not only would they save a lot of water but also the money they save could go to taking out the chemicals from our water before it comes into our pipes and into our glasses, showers, and foods. What about health problems caused by our drinking water?

Answer 1

Sorry, but I'll take the chlorine over the cholera anyday.

Answer 2

If they instantly removed the chlorine, the water in the water towers and pipes would become recontaminated.