Water springs

[Bald1]

On our Sunday drives in the NC mountains in my youth, my dad always stopped at a little "pull over" carved into the hillside. A pipe stuck out of the hill, and freezing cold water always poured out of it. Everyone drank their fill, and we drove on.

My dad would do exactly the same thing up on Friars Hill in West Virginia

 

[LVSteve]

Twenty years ago springs were common all around the Ozarks. I used to hunt around a number of springs knowing game would be in the area.

Not so common these days as the water table has dropped, mainly due to the influx of out of staters moving in the area putting a strain on the natural infrastructure.

...and yet we still hear that over-population of the third rock from the Sun is not an issue. Now, about this beachside resort I'm building in central Nevada...

 

[Rustyt1953]

In the 60's there was a natural spring located right by the Norwood Police Academy. It was tested and declared safe. It was clear and tasted fine but best of all it was free. It was a daily occurrence to see folks, including us, filling jugs for home use.

Not that long ago the city council ordered the water department to cap and seal it because it was deemed a lost source of revenue.

Mammon struck again.

 

[LVSteve]

In the 60's there was a natural spring located right by the Norwood Police Academy. It was tested and declared safe. It was clear and tasted fine but best of all it was free. It was a daily occurrence to see folks, including us, filling jugs for home use.

Not that long ago the city council ordered the water department to cap and seal it because it was deemed a lost source of revenue.

Mammon struck again.

It is a fundamental flaw of most local government in the US that they see themselves as a business, not as a body to help provide a nice place to live for the residents. Never seen a better case.

 

[lihpster]

The main highway from Portland to the Oregon Coast is Hwy. 26. Where it crosses the coast mountain range it passes by a spring. Cool, clear, potable water year round. Back in the days of horse travel it was a good thing to have water available on your route. They tapped into the spring for that purpose. Eventually, they built the highway and they put up a tap on each side of the road. You can stop and get water at any time. I know one guy who used it to limp home with an overheating car.

 

[Greyman50]

Shatley Springs in NC was/ is amazing. The restaurant is closed and guess the guest cabins but used to be fantastic.

 

[soFlaNative]

An elevated patch of scrub in the old North Dade neighborhood known as Honey Hill was about 10 -12 feet above the surroundings with the remains of a homestead with only the stone foundations and remnants of a below ground cistern. Built in a slight hollow it would fill from the higher water table in the summertime giving us kids a source while roaming the area. Taking a dip was verboten. Long since gone as the area was scraped and leveled and is now a parking lot on the east side of a pro football stadium.