Another reason NOT to use the "Water Thief"

TechWriter wrote:

Desert Captain wrote:
IMHO: The water thief is nothing more than a sleazy way to get around the rules(that just apply to other people).

I'm not sure why this is such a cause celebre with you, but I typically use my water thief when someone has busted off the head from a fresh water fill line. (A water source intended to fill RV water tanks.)

However, when I fill my 100 gal RV water tank, if it's a choice between lifting 20, 5 gal buckets or temporarily connecting a water thief from a non-threaded connection -- I'm using my water thief.

Having never encountered a busted off head from a water source intended to fill RV tanks it seems odd that apparently you have more than once. :h Stuff happens and that certainly sounds like a legitimate use of the WT. Clearly I was referring to the folks who use the WT to take (steal?), water when to do so is specifically prohibited.

I saw this USFS posting which clearly outlines just one, of any number of reasons bulk tank filling may be restricted, took the picture and posted it. As I noted some USFS CG's have very limited supplies of fresh water and could be negatively impacted by a multiple RV's filling their tanks. Typically these CG's have no threads and signs clearly posted prohibiting the attachment of hoses. Jacob Lake, north of the North Rim of the Grand Canyon (at the intersection of 89A and 67), is a good example.

I am sure there are folks on this Forum who were totally oblivious to this rule and obviously a lot of folks here who just don't care and ignore it. Thought I'd share the info here and let folks decide what they will do (now), knowing the possible consequences.

:C