I've stored water for years without bleach. If the water and the containers are clean to begin with, what is going to contaminate them?
I keep my water cool and dark, and it's always there when I need it. It may taste kind of flat, but all I have to do is pour it back and forth between two clean containers, and that seems to do it.
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