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08-14-2017, 12:12 PM #1
Pipe Spring (ZION, MIA) No Longer Safe!!
I have a report that the Pipe Spring watersource, on the MIA land up near the top of the MIA Exit from Kolob Creek, is no longer safe for drinking. A recent visitor drank some BEFORE noticing the sign, and now is ill, looks like Giardia (unconfirmed at this writing, but definitely something NASTY).
It is unlikely that this watersource will become safe in the near future. Long term hard to say. But what I do say is NO! Do not count on this, and even if not marked as unsafe, I would not use it. A loss to our community, but not worth risking your health on.
Tom
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08-14-2017 12:12 PM # ADS
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08-14-2017, 01:00 PM #2
Aww... :(
I was drinking from it heavily last year after Kolob and Boundary. It’s sooo cold and refreshing.
Time for a filter...
Thanks Tom for the update.
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08-14-2017, 01:09 PM #3
Don't they graze livestock and/or sheep above that spring? If so, wouldn't that be a HUGE red flag?
It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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08-14-2017, 02:14 PM #4
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08-14-2017, 02:31 PM #5
Interesting. I've drank from at least a half dozen mountain streams and never gotten sick before. Was I just lucky? Or is Giardia just not as ubiquitous as I thought?
It's only "science" if it supports the narrative.
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08-14-2017, 04:12 PM #6
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