Water Quality is Life. The World Wide Water Quality Map

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I maintain a map called the Local Guides World Wide Water Quality Map which is a bit of a mouthful. Once a year I post a call for updates here on Connect and it is time. There are 117 places on the Map showing where its safe to drink water, where you need to boil it and where you wouldn’t even put your big toe in it.

I would love for more people to contribute. You can see the live Map at in MyMaps LGWWWQM and you can fill in the form to submit or update your place. Everyone is eligible, cities, towns, villages, anything that can be pinpointed on the Map.

Local Guides World Wide Water Quality Map as at July 2021
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Interestingly it gives a view of the distribution of Local Guides around the world. Is your place on it?

Paul

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Interesting to see this @PaulPavlinovich I will read more into details :slightly_smiling_face:

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I have updated for Bangalore, India.

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Thanks for this nice initiative @PaulPavlinovich I have updated the water status of my village and have submitted the form. I hope it will reach you accordingly. Stay safe.

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God bless you for taking the time to do this

water is life !!!

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You will love it, Soph.

I will make a summary for you.

Is the water safe to drink in your Local community? Fill the form saying it, Paul adds the place to the World water Map. Simple @Sophia_Cambodia

So, we all get to travel to a place with this safe information and knowing if water will be something extra we have to spend on.

KUDOS, Paul. Great initiative @PaulPavlinovich

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Thanks for the elaboration @Ewaade_3A I understood about “what”, but I was curious about how - how do I do it, where to add, safe water to drink from the well or river? That’s what I need to figure out. I need a thinking and concentration.

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Click on this; Soph @Sophia_Cambodia

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Hey @Ewaade_3A the link is not workable.

Anyway, I prefer doing a proper research on the topic beforehand.

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This link https://forms.gle/AhdpMcjnrZfnZGUq9 @Sophia_Cambodia :slightly_smiling_face:

Thanks all for the positive comments. I’ve had some come in and will do a batch of updates shortly.

I really appreciate your contributions, water is so important to us all.

Paul

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Highly recommend that Guides globally participate in this effort to document water conditions globally. Really glad to see this is still an ongoing effort, @PaulPavlinovich .

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This is an interesting thing to note @PaulPavlinovich

When travelling to certain place we I see some people Directly drink water from the flowing river or waterfall without knowing about it’s safety.

Mapping about it will be of help to know where to one needs to be more cautious.

My city has a lot of beaches so most places have salty water.

I would surely like to add some updates :slightly_smiling_face:

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I originally thought it might be a once off @SP31 but it grew beyond my ambitions. One day I’ll get really excited and learn firebase so I can automate it - as it is I have a Google Sheet that does most of the work creating everything needed to edit the Map directly from the form data.

@FalguniP please do. I will likely do the next update in a couple of weeks once a bunch of people have responded (there are already a few sitting there waiting for me).

Paul

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Hi @PaulPavlinovich !
I proceeded to update the map by inserting the links of the last places where I have been and where I was able to taste the water quality in person!

Thanks for your map and sharing!

Bye,
David

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Hi @PaulPavlinovich

Excellent idea and have added a couple of places I know quite well about. Thank you for sharing this information.

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Wow… nice initiative @PaulPavlinovich ! I will definitely read more and update about my location !

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Great, thanks @user_not_found @davidhyno I will do an update batch shortly. I’ll post here when I do it in about a week.

Paul

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@PaulPavlinovich I was so surprised and excited to see the topic pop-up. I am glad you are updating it and do you know what? You just inspired me :bulb: !!! I have been thinking of what to do with My Maps!!! :blush:

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I look forward to whatever you come up with @EmekaUlor

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Great idea @PaulPavlinovich I will try to update it. Thank you for sharing this with us.

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