Re: Estimating water quality

Carsten Troelsgaard wrote:


I'll have this in mind. The springs are probably well tested, but I'm not sure weather the figures are public. Whatever, the water has a high quality, and there's definately no reason for alarm (on this side of the valey) - you know .. the sentiment that that you can touch something absolutely unspoiled and original.

Carsten


Hmmm. Water can travel under valleys in karst. No problem. Karst doesn't necessarily cling to the surface drainages. If you've had a bunch of dung dumped nearby, that might explain the algae nicely.
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