From: Douglas Fasching (palisade14@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Aug 01 2002 - 08:26:43 CDT
>"Polar Pure - You have to take Polar Pure (1 bottle for each pair of
>trekkers) whether you want or need it or not. No ifs, ands, or buts...."
While technically I am making all of this up, its based on historical
experience with the public water policy in NM.
I am nearly certain that this is more of a NM State Water Dept imposed rule.
Despite the fact that the Ranch is a privately held piece of land, the fact
that it serves the public makes it beholden to the kind of rules that a gas
station or a public gym might have concerning plumbing and sanitation.
Since Polar Pure (crystalized iodine) is a chemical I bet the NM water
people place a higher value on its ability to purify water than the
mechanical means of a filter. FYI all the Backcountry camps use swimmng
pool chlorine to purify that water and monitor it daily.
I have heard that they are now replacing the old system of waste water from
staffed camps with septic systems and leach fields. Yikes!
Douglas
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