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rk911 wrote:As do the birds, the bees, other mammals, insects. Their e coli issue likely had little to do with horses. Much more likely a failing sewer field ( human waste) migrating into the wells.fj12ryder wrote:
Or just wing it. That's what people used to do, believe it or not. And they rarely died. Surprise can be good.
or not. pulled into the White's City Motel and RV Park outside of Carlsbad Caverns, NM 30-yrs ago around 9pm. while checking in and searching thru the 'things to do' pamphlets I discovered a pile of mimeographed sheets *under* a pile of those chamber of commerce magazines intended for tourists. each sheet had a large WARNING across printed across the top. it warned users of the RV park not to use the fresh water hookups due to a massive e-coli bacterial infection and was issued by the NM Dept of Public Health. the desk clerk never said a word about this and when I asked she dismissed it as an over reaction.
we parked for the night but did not hook up water. the next morning I discovered the reason for the warning. horses were allowed to roam freely thru the campground and had collectively done their business everywhere...literally everywhere. several were roaming that morning. there was dung on picnic table benches, patios, truck bumpers and water spigot hookups. we checked out and never looked back. I was lucky not to encounter any of these surprises while hooking up electric the night before. this was the filthiest campground we had...and have to this day...encountered. we've stayed at several camps that permit horses and all of them have either stalls or a corral for the horses. none allowed the horses to roam free.
nope, didn't like that surprise which, if we had hooked up to the water, could've sickened or killed us.
All private campgrounds in the nation today on private potable water sources are governed by the EPA Revised Ground Water Rules ( RGWR) to provide clean safe tap water to the point of delivery and post clearly any issues. that must be resolved within 30 days.
Now if a bird does its business on that hose bib or you use a dirty hose, its up to you. The issue you had with that camp 30 some years ago? is irrelevant
Of note, public camps, operated by any entity of government are exempt from water quality RGWR rules and testing. By complaint only may the state or EPA get involved.
How do you like that?
