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bizarroclown
The problem is that there are some people that camp down there and shit a few feet from the creek/source, leave trash, etc. Then, there are people like me who carry 4 times more trash than I came in with and bury their waste 4 feet underground 100 yards away from any water. Generalizations....

Based on my experience, you are definitely in the minority in that you practice good waste disposal techniques. Most of the illegal campers don't do that. I've actually seen some young campers shitting in the creek upstream just a short distance from the springs. Can you say "fecal coliform"?