Trekking Singapore and Beyond - The Journey of an Urban City Kid into Beautiful Nature » preserve water http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com Learn how to organize and lead treks from the adventures of a trekker wannabe based in Singapore, as he explores the world of majestic mountains. Plan a trip off the hustle of city life, and get back to nature! Fri, 30 Apr 2010 17:36:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Good practices to preserve purity of water http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/04/10/good-practices-to-preserve-purity-of-water/ http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/04/10/good-practices-to-preserve-purity-of-water/#comments Mon, 10 Apr 2006 05:12:20 +0000 Kian Ann http://trekking.singaporeoutdoors.com/blog/2006/04/10/good-practices-to-preserve-purity-of-water/ If you have ever been to Berkelah waterfalls, you will find that the campsite stinks – there is a huge pile of human rubbish there! Really. Imagine setting up your tent next to a pile of rubbish. Doesn’t sound nice right? It is every trekker’s responsibility to keep the areas we trek clean. Simply by just trekking alone has caused enough damage – imagine how many plants and insects are killed each time a group of 20 people hikes though a trail!

So how best can we preserve the purity of water? Here are some tips!

  • Dispose of waste at least 200 feet away from water
  • When washing up, do your best not do use soap! If you really need soap, make sure that there is no phosphate in the soap! Again it is best to wash up at least 200 feet away from the water source, and scatter the wastewater, so that the plants don’t get “drowned” in your polluted water!
  • Instead of washing your cutlery, consider using wet tissues to wipe clean the food, and pack garbage out!

I remember during my trek in Mount Ophir, the group was supposed to report our belongings right down to the single AAA battery – this is done to make sure that people don’t leave waste along the treks!

So please, “Take only photographs, Leave only footprints!”

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