Don't shower with your mouth open

[homo ardentum]

The latest Environmental Assessment for the 2012 permit is now out and it has some interesting info about the water source for dust suppression. The event’s identified water source is Fly Ranch in Hualapai Valley, approximately eight to 10 miles west/northwest of the event site. This source is a thermal, continually flowing artesian source; water is taken from a reservoir down-gradient from the actual surface expression. The Fly Ranch water source has been used in previous years, in accordance with water transfer certificates issued by the State water authority to Black Rock City LLC to allow for application of this water on the event site. The applicant contracts for six million gallons of water. They've done some water quality testing and found the following:

Table 3.11-1. Primary MCLs for Drinking Water – Fly Ranch Water Quality Results
Constituent Fly Ranch Water Source

Total Coliform 1,732.9 mg / 100 mL
Escherichia Coli (e. Coli) 11.0 mg / 100 mL
Fluoride 8.4 mg/L

So when you're running naked behind those water trucks, keep your mouth (and other orifices) closed!

[lemur]

if i did my math right.. heres this from april...

read more about the source and whats in the water carried by the water trucks here:

https://www.blm.gov/epl-front-office/pr ... 007-EA.pdf

section 3-21 'fly ranch water source' page 61 of 328

Total Coliform in fly ranch source: 1,732.9mg / 100 mL Max for drinking water: 0.0mg/Liter
E. Coli in Fly Ranch source: 11mg / 100 mL Max for drinking water: 0.0mg/Liter


the same document claims that the LLC contracts for six million gallons of water.

that equals out to 5,507.9 pounds of E. Coli bacteria spread on to the playa each year at burning man.


kinda makes you think twice about eating from that dusty pan, doesnt it?!

[lemur]

its probably better you dont get sprayed behind the water trucks at all.

i wouldnt..

thats the last place you want to get sick.

[AntiM]

We saw three hippie boys running behind the water truck with jugs, trying to fill them. They were pushed out by landgrabbers, so we never saw the end result.

[aknod]

5500 lbs of coliform and we worry about grey water??

[jkisha]

Nothing much new here.

[Turtleburp]

That sounds like an odd metric for coliforms, could that be number vs mass?

[Bob]

Is there such a thing as Histrionic Community <drink> Disorder?

[Elliot]

Nothing much new here.

Yes, very old news, but we do need to inform the birgins. I avoid freshly watered streets altogether. Frankly, I'm surprised the Fly Ranch water is allowed -- imagine the disaster if a major E Coli outbreak took place in the crowded BRC.

[theCryptofishist]

For that to happen, some hippie would have to "shower", prepare food, feed it to lots of people, and then it might have to be magnified somehow. The combination of uv light and the alkaline playa is going to take care of huge amounts of the e.coli. I wouldn't chase the water truck, but let's not overstate the danger either....

[Elliot]

OK.

[Bob]

Doesn't include the dead critters that were swimming in the non-potable water trucks in the first place.

[trilobyte]

You don't need to read the environmental assessment to know not to drink the water spraying out of a truck with a big sign on it saying non-potable. Do you?

[ygmir]

You don't need to read the environmental assessment to know not to drink the water spraying out of a truck with a big sign on it saying non-potable. Do you?

I saw a sign in Montana once that said not to screw the sheep..........

[Savannah]

You don't need to read the environmental assessment to know not to drink the water spraying out of a truck with a big sign on it saying non-potable. Do you?

I saw a sign in Montana once that said not to screw the sheep..........

Those are more like . . . guidelines.

[ygmir]

You don't need to read the environmental assessment to know not to drink the water spraying out of a truck with a big sign on it saying non-potable. Do you?

I saw a sign in Montana once that said not to screw the sheep..........

Those are more like . . . guidelines.

like traffic signs in Asia.

[BBadger]

If you're drinking or bathing in gray water, what the fuck do you expect?

[ygmir]

it would be so funny to put pictures of Darwin on the back of the water trucks............

[Ugly Dougly]

(Trilo's text deleted.)
I saw a sign in Montana once that said not to screw the sheep..........

Those are more like . . . guidelines.

like traffic signs in Asia.

The lines in the road, they are decorations, yes?

BTW, don't people jump into the pools at fly Ranch with glee?

[48_love]

You don't need to read the environmental assessment to know not to drink the water spraying out of a truck with a big sign on it saying non-potable. Do you?

Not when it so easily put into a pot ... all it takes is someone saying I can't do something, and I'll show them!

Non-potable, pfft.

*winks*

[knowmad]

Lemur agian makes a blotch of Science.
As Fishy pointed out, the UV alone renders the ecoli dead as soon as the water dries.
eating out of a dusty pan? sure no different than the dust you breathe.

Virgins need info not speculation from the really bad at logic camps.

and as Trillo said. "Why the hell would you drink something that says not potable water."

Grapefruit seed extract (Sold at GNC, healthfood's) is a very effective microbiocide and for those with a delicate digestion or compromised immune system a bit of caution can be better than the shits.

[Bob]

Lemur agian makes a blotch of Science.
As Fishy pointed out, the UV alone renders the ecoli dead as soon as the water dries.
eating out of a dusty pan? sure no different than the dust you breathe.

Virgins need info not speculation from the really bad at logic camps.

and as Trillo said. "Why the hell would you drink something that says not potable water."

Grapefruit seed extract (Sold at GNC, healthfood's) is a very effective microbiocide and for those with a delicate digestion or compromised immune system a bit of caution can be better than the shits.

Right On and Namaste, dude. I get all my Science at GNC.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

The hippies chase the water trucks to shampoo their dreadlocks, not wait to take a dust bath.

[BBadger]

^-- THIS

[lemur]

Lemur agian makes a blotch of Science.
As Fishy pointed out, the UV alone renders the ecoli dead as soon as the water dries.
eating out of a dusty pan? sure no different than the dust you breathe.

Virgins need info not speculation from the really bad at logic camps.

yer an overly pedantic fool

an obvious non serious joking rhetorical question tagged at the end of back of the napkin math is in no way serious info for virgins.. or in any way speculation

but hey! at least ...youve one upped with silly GNC bullshit that actually DID pose as info for virgins.

ppls be taking shit way too seriously in this thread

[illy dilly]

ppls be taking shit way too seriously in this thread

I think shits pretty serious!

The last thing we need is few thousand virgins running around not taking shit seriously. They'll really muck up the place. Then we can really talk about people getting sick.

[Bob]

All we need is for the water trucks to brake harder and more often.

http://www.gorilla-snot.com/material-safety-data-sheet.aspx

Spilled polymer emulsion is very slippery. Use care to avoid falls. A film will form on drying. Remove saturated clothing and wash contacted skin area with soap and water. Product imparts a milky white color to contaminated waters. Foaming may result. Sewage treatment plants may not be able to remove the white color imparted to the water.

[Sail Man]

You don't need to read the environmental assessment to know not to drink the water spraying out of a truck with a big sign on it saying non-potable. Do you?

I saw a sign in Montana once that said not to screw the sheep..........

Yet you still didn't listen

[VultureChow]

As always, I forget we can't embed with time stamps.

Sigh. 3:59 was what I intended.

[Bob]

[Bob]