Community co-ordinated water delivery
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The Nest site does not have running mains water available to Nestlings. Similar to last year, some volunteers are co-ordinating water delivery from a local company for camps & individuals.
Community Effort & Leave No Trace
This serves as both Communal Effort and also towards our Leave No Trace principles minimising waste, as the water will be delivered in 19 or 13 litre bottles which are then re-used, as well as making it much more convenient for people to not have to bring their water individually.
Prices
- 19 Litre bottles for £6 each.
- 13 Litre bottles for £5 each.
- Water Pumps for £12.50 each.
These are the same prices as last year, with the additional 13 Litre option added to help with carrying the bottles around site since they have a handle.
Also anyone who bought a pump last year can consider them an investment since the will be re-usable again this year, although please ensure they are properly cleaned first.
How to Order
We are now ready to collect orders and receive payment here: https://bit.ly/NestWater2019
If you tried ordering before and got an error we can now accept payment by Monzo.me, UK Bank Transfer and PayPal.
Deadlines!
- Submit Order: 11pm Sunday 12th May
- Payment: 9am Monday 13th May
Delivery
The supplier has informed us that for an order of this size we will need a midweek delivery as we had last year. If you can, please stagger your order using both deliveries it will help us and our supplier massively.
The midweek delivery is currently set for Thursday 23rd, but we are negotiating to see if it can arrive on Wednesday 22nd to minimise disruption. We shall keep you posted.
Alternatives
- Buying water in bulk and recycling the plastic.
- Using the spring water at your own risk.
Paul Phare Wed 1 May 2019 9:49AM
News on the water testing which might affect your decisions. The site owner says the results won’t be back until next week.
Martin Evans Wed 1 May 2019 10:19AM
Simon, just clarifying for those who won't have seen Case's post that the water will have been partly tested and that filtering and purification will still be required to make it safe ('safe' as in can I offer this water to other people in the complete confidence that they'll not suffer any consequences).
Actually, I take Case's point that hand-washing and good sanitation is probably more important, as discovered in the dreadful year of Nowhere shigella.
Amandasm Wed 8 May 2019 9:21AM
Any news on the water testing results? As this will affect how much water, if any, some people will order.
Deleted account Fri 12 Apr 2019 1:50PM
Desanka interested. Coffee in the morning and dish washing station take a LOT!
xavier dubruille Fri 12 Apr 2019 10:47PM
i m planning to use the water source personally i need to shrink my budget a lot :s
Giggletits Mon 15 Apr 2019 1:29PM
Hi all, was a decision reached about ordering the water?
Would really like to throw our camps name into the order please?
Nick Staines Mon 15 Apr 2019 3:00PM
Hi Ruthie, a couple of people have taken on the project and contacted the vendor from last year to gauge their appetite for doing it again this year (they're a small local company and we represent a pretty big job). As soon as they know, they'll hatch a plan to sort orders/payment out and communicate through the usual channels (including me emailing theme camp leads).
Giggletits Tue 16 Apr 2019 7:52AM
Thanks Nick, greatly appreciated.
Martin Evans Tue 16 Apr 2019 7:31AM
Yep, it's all going on. Announcement soon.
Simon · Wed 1 May 2019 8:38AM
I'm confused at what difference you see Martin. Alex will test for Heavy metals and minerals, bacteria and Viruses. The only thing he won't test for is protazoa and oocysts. Do you read the comment differently?