Has anyone else noticed that many NF campgrounds that DID have Potable Water in the campground no longer provide water? I have been planning our August-September trip to Southern Wyoming and Colorado and I have been reviewing the NF Campground web pages to make sure they were currently open... I keep coming across "Notices" stating that there is "No Potable Water since June or July of 2017". Some campgrounds that we have previously camped at in 2016 no longer provide Potable Water. These water spigots are inside the campgrounds, not at dump stations ... Anyone know why this is happening? Are these notices true or some left-over notices from the 2017 season? Anyone camped in Snowy Range campgrounds this summer? Specifically, Sugarloaf or Brooklyn Lake, or other NF campgrounds that have shut down the potable water supply? Thanks!

Many of the campgrounds had the water trucked in and put in a tank. Cost is likely the factor.

You have to understand to have a public water system it needs to meet certain EPA standards. Many small parks that has become cost prohitive.

Where do you think they'll get the $1.5 billion in budget cut on the Interior/National Park Service.

Always thought that is what bottled water was for... Keeping Ice Mountain in business and offsetting my taxes (Ice Mountain is located in my township here in Michigan).

If the campgrounds have water which is accessible but not potable, you might want to consider a tedious but effective alternative: water filters like backpackers useThese filters come in many sizes from individual to group use. When choosing a filter, pay particular attention to how it is cleaned - replace a cartridge or just clean and reuse? You could put non-potable water into your tank for toilet and such and filter other water into bottles for drinking and cooking. Drain and sanitize your tank after the trip.

Where has the Potable Water gone in the NF Campgrounds

GordonThree
Explorer
Jul 30, 2018
That's why I added a 65 gallon aux fresh tank to my setup. During the fairer months, no water worries at all.
bukhrn
Explorer III
Jul 30, 2018
I haven't noticed this, but then were heading the opposite direction this year, leaving for NE on 8/9, as others said, a filter, my Forester came with a whole house filter, which filters down to .5 micron, which is very good, many only go to 5 micron, adding an in-line filter is even better.
GordonThree
Explorer
Jul 30, 2018
.5 micron isn't going to stop anything that could really mess you up.

Recommended reading CDC website on non potable water, as well as North American natural water sources.

I'm not a chicken little, and will gladly drink from a "green" hose, as long as know what's going on with the water at the other end of that hose.
RGar974417
Explorer
Jul 30, 2018
I would imagine some of this is due to regulation or over regulation depending on the way you see it. I am chairman of our local water authority here in Pa. Just this year we were advised of additional regulations which will cost us money and our customers bills to increase.Our water has always met the state standards so we are not sure why these additional measures are being required.So for smaller water systems like they have in many of these forest service campgrounds to meet these new standards could take time to implement even if funds are available.
2gypsies1
Explorer III
Jul 31, 2018
SidecarFlip wrote:
Always thought that is what bottled water was for... Keeping Ice Mountain in business and offsetting my taxes (Ice Mountain is located in my township here in Michigan).

Did you know this about your Ice 'Mountain' water?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/19/nestle-sued-again-for-falsely-representing-bottled-tap-water-as-naturally-spring-sourced/#55f285931109
Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Jul 31, 2018
2gypsies wrote:
SidecarFlip wrote:
Always thought that is what bottled water was for... Keeping Ice Mountain in business and offsetting my taxes (Ice Mountain is located in my township here in Michigan).

Did you know this about your Ice 'Mountain' water?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/nadiaarumugam/2012/10/19/nestle-sued-again-for-falsely-representing-bottled-tap-water-as-naturally-spring-sourced/#55f285931109

And you're point? That's common knowledge and applies to the vast majority of bottled water. Every molecule of water on earth has been through aquifiers billions of times for billions of years. The bottled water industry or Nestle is a lightweight in the deceptive advertising game when compared to the RV Industry and their claims of quality, quality control, and quality assurance lol.
dodge_guy
Explorer II
Jul 31, 2018
SidecarFlip wrote:
Always thought that is what bottled water was for... Keeping Ice Mountain in business and offsetting my taxes (Ice Mountain is located in my township here in Michigan).

Great for drinking, but it would takes thousands of bottles to fill some fresh water tanks, not to mention cost prohibitive!
rexlion
Explorer
Jul 31, 2018
Isn't Ice Mountain overtop of Salt Mine? Lol.

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