On 18/11/2014 9:53 PM, tagging-requ...@openstreetmap.org wrote:
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:25:34 +0100
From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' <elena.valha...@gmail.com>
To: tagging@openstreetmap.org
Subject: Re: [Tagging] Feature Proposal - RFC - Water tap
Message-ID: <20141118102516.gd2...@virginsteele.home.trueelena.org>
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On 2014-11-18 at 11:11:30 +0100, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
I'd make this "water:quality" and values potable | mineral | de:heilwasser
(or an English correspondent if available, or DE:heilwasser because it
refers to German legislation)
maybe also add "toxic" / "contaminated"(?), "non-potable"
not sure about "radioactive"?
it would have been needed a few decades ago :)
heilwater = A healing water that can be used by drinking or for medical
baths.
Here in Australia they generally go by the description 'spring water'
for drinking or 'hot bath springs' ? for bathing. They cannot legally
claim medical cures unless proven. And proving something legally is
expensive.
There is at least one naturally radioactive spring here. Not safe to
drink nor camp near!
more seriously, I believe that the interesting distinction in water
quality below the potable point is
* can be drinked after filtering
* can be drinked after boling / sterilizing
* too contaminated for easy treatment
Add * requires both filtering and then boiling/sterilizing before drinking
How about
"water:quality" and values potable |non-potable|unknown
The detail of the water may not be easily known .. so may be left off by most
mappers. And how much filtering etc needs to be applied?
I think this comes down to a lot of local knowledge, current rain fall, dam
releases and the user. So it may best be left off.
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