tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post6491363343917873950..comments2023-10-08T04:12:46.273-05:00Comments on The Political Environment: Kevin Fischer Does Not Understand Where Drinking Water Already Comes FromJames Rowenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10203270946492159686noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-14703904320523965252008-05-24T14:53:00.000-05:002008-05-24T14:53:00.000-05:00Decades ago, backpacking in the San Juan Mountains...Decades ago, backpacking in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado, we were high enough to be able to drink fresh flowing water that was clearly snow-melt off the top of a "fourteener" (one of 78 Colorado peaks taller than 14 thousand ft. I remarked to my friend, an inveterate mountain man, that it was probably the most pristine water I'd ever drink.<BR/><BR/>He agreed about the purity of it, but added that it had no doubt been through the cycle many times--an endless cycle of snowmelt... springwater...creek water... rushing river and reservoir water; only to evaporate and be deposited as snow on the top of another mountain.<BR/><BR/>"Truth is," he said with a wicked grin, "the water you're drinking has been through six buffalo, three Indians, an old coot prospecting for a silver mine, and ME when I took a leak in the bushes near here back in 1970".<BR/><BR/>And that's the miracle of purification-through-filtration.<BR/><BR/>Warning: don't rely on filtration any longer when backpacking. Irresponsible grazing of cattle too high in the mountain pastures has made all snowmelt suspect. Giardiasis is a nasty parasitic condition that can be a painful and difficult-to-cure malady brought to humans by the greed and irresponsibility of the cattle industry.Jim Boumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211745461377043118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6621691715090523319.post-74701669932247993782008-05-24T14:36:00.000-05:002008-05-24T14:36:00.000-05:00Excellent Point!I lived in New Orleans for 5 years...Excellent Point!<BR/><BR/>I lived in New Orleans for 5 years. The city water comes right out of the Mississipi River. It's some of the best tap water anywhere (although not quite as good as Lake Superior).<BR/><BR/>I'm guessing that the waste water from about half the country winds up in the Big Muddy.Dave1https://www.blogger.com/profile/17897444783765541585noreply@blogger.com