Drinking water by a river [or running faucet]:[1]
It is permitted for one to say a blessing of Shehakol on the bed of a river [or after opening the faucet] with intent to drink from its flowing water, even though one will not drink from the water that is in front of him at the time the blessing was said and will rather drink from the new flow of water.[2]
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[1] See Admur Seder 9:9; Luach 6:9; Admur 206:11 [even according to 1st opinion]; Michaber 206:6; Yerushalmi Brachos 6:1; See M”B 206:24-26; Kaf Hachaim 206:40-46; Ketzos Hashulchan 56:4-6; 79:6 footnote 23; Piskeiy Teshuvos 206:23-24
[2] The reason: The reason for this is because to begin with when he said the blessing he knew that the water which is in front of him will flow away and hence intended to say the blessing on the new waters that will come after the blessing is complete. [Seder 9:9; Admur 206:11] [Hence, this is not considered as if he said a blessing on food that became lost and then received new food by which we rule that a new blessing must be repeated.] Alternatively, the reason is because all the water is considered connected and hence within the water that was in front of him is included the future flow of water which he will drink from. [Admur 206:11 in parentheses]
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