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#102174 08/28/17 01:24 AM
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Took Doug some gallon jugs of water for the store today.

The signs down low in Lone Pine are incorrect. The wordage is something like No Water Up There. Nonsense. There is plenty in the streams.

But is there potable water from spigot? No. The spring itself shifted course, leaving the "developed" intake dry . Not sure when they tested, but several relatively cheap options have been discussed, including relocating the intake further up . Part of the bureaucratic nightmare, is, well, bureaucracy because "that is what it does." A solution might include Army Corps of Engineers grade of overkill. Other simpler choices will hopefully be the compromise, but when ?

I had a wonderful burger, and chat with both Dougs, Crazy Jack, and my wife and Wildflower Betsy swapped flower talk.

h_lankford #102175 08/28/17 12:45 PM
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If I am understanding correctly, originally the water tested positive for E Coli. Now, the spigots have dried up. And the kitchen is operating on jugs of water brought up from Lone Pine.


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White Mountain/
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Elev 12,410’

Upper Tyndall Creek
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