tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440988660144861669.post5947572413595487317..comments2024-03-26T03:49:12.624+03:00Comments on Adventures in the Mara: Masai Mara Lodges - Drinking Water QualityAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03497348603118361295noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440988660144861669.post-84927450394200898952009-11-19T18:42:06.783+03:002009-11-19T18:42:06.783+03:00Hi Chris, Here in the U.S. I am an environmental c...Hi Chris, Here in the U.S. I am an environmental consultant and at one time oversaw 40 water and wastewater systems. When we visited Kenya last year we were on a safari and seemed to be moving every minute. I really wanted to get "back-of-the-house" and see what the lodges were doing with water and wastewater treatment. We will be back next November on our own and I hope to spend more time doing that. Maybe at some point we can meet up. We had someone get very sick on the trip and the only thing she did differently that everyone else was brush her teeth with the tap water. It's too bad they can't take a proactive approach with a little chlorine. Thanks for all that you guys do.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848341595171290180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440988660144861669.post-64853604332397531932009-11-17T17:40:59.333+03:002009-11-17T17:40:59.333+03:00Hi Steve, thanks for the comment. I know of sever...Hi Steve, thanks for the comment. I know of several lodges/camps that draw water directly from the rivers and don't provide any treatment. This is never a problem for the lodges/camps until a guest gets sick but even then, the sickness can easily be blamed on a whole host of other causes. There is just nothing really out there right now driving some of the lodges/camps to treat their water if there is no impact on their profit margin. I say "some" because nobody really knows how widespread the problem is since there is no routine monitoring performed by any outside agency.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03497348603118361295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4440988660144861669.post-91367993319823329782009-11-17T14:19:43.866+03:002009-11-17T14:19:43.866+03:00The best and most reliable thing that the lodges c...The best and most reliable thing that the lodges can do is chlorinate the water supplies and test daily for a minimum chlorine residual of 0.2 mg/l. They should test at different points throughout the water system (rotate the sampling point each day) and at the kitchen sink everyday.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02848341595171290180noreply@blogger.com