[Tagging] RFC - A broad look at fountains

[stevea]

On Oct 8, 2022, at 11:44 PM, Graeme Fitzpatrick <graemefitz1 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 9 Oct 2022 at 16:36, stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> wrote:
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> > Disagree, some are are the same feature .. taps can be drinking water .. or 'not suitable for drinking' (legal CYA?), 'recommend you boil' (more CYA?), and 'not suitable for drinking' (you really would not drink this stuff, just look and smell it!)
> 
> Yes, taps CAN be drinking water, but not necessarily are. 
> 
> Don't know if it's an Oz-only thing, but we have some taps (both in parks & some private properties) that are coloured purple to show that they are connected to a separate recycled water grid, so the water should NOT be drunk.
> 
> https://www.westernportwater.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Recycled-Water2.jpg

Yes, Graeme, in California (USA) we have exactly these (such as my golf course example).  While there is no "purple means don't drink" color-coding here, there seems to be a state law (or something just as firm) that if a publicly-accessible "water tap" dispenses water which is NOT safe to drink (and again, these are no particular color), there MUST be a sign that says "non-potable" or "do not drink" or "using reclaimed water" or has the "international red circle-with-a-slash-means no and a picture of a human drinking water" icon...or ALL of the above.

We do seem to be getting closer to harmony here, but there are still a few sharps and flats among the notes we're all humming.  Good.