Boxed springs like the one you show in your first photo I typically tag as a spring (natural=spring). The photo on the wiki page for natural=spring is much like the one you posted.
I usually add a direction=bearing|north|south|east|west so that my topo map rendering can show what way the spring flows out of the hill. I don’t bother tagging if potable or not, I figure hikers/campers should be able to decide that for themselves. > On Jan 9, 2018, at 6:42 PM, Kevin Kenny <kevin.b.kenny+...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While we're on the topic, one thing that's puzzled me how to tag: > > On the hiking trails in my part of the world, the volunteers have > constructed a number of piped springs. A typical one looks like > https://www.flickr.com/photos/ke9tv/6936811420 > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/ke9tv/6936811420> > > They may be built by making a stone or concrete box around > a natural spring or seep, with a pipe to channel the water out, > or they may be, in fact, shallow wells dug in a steep slope delivering > what is essentially surface water from farther upslope. > At least one of them is sort of fanciful, with the water pipe > run into the faucet of a discarded bathtub. You > can see the box that impounds the water, just uphill from > the tub. https://www.flickr.com/photos/ke9tv/17852534206 > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/ke9tv/17852534206> > (This is what passes for a sense of humour among > trail maintainers.) > > They are placed for the convenience of hikers. Nevertheless, > the state doesn't test the water, and many if not most hikers > will filter or otherwise treat water from these sources. > (There are a handful that I don't bother to filter because > I know that they are fed from artesian sources. But I > will NOT drink most surface water around here untreated. > Beaver fever is No Fun.) > > In other words, they're there to provide drinking water, but > the water as delivered is not guaranteed to be potable. > Surely it's a bit of a contradiction, but that's what's in the > field. > > Suggestions? > > > _______________________________________________ > Tagging mailing list > Tagging@openstreetmap.org > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/tagging
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