Small circular pool dug out left of the road. Surrounded in rocks, pool drains into a pipe that goes under ground and off into the bush somewhere. The water spring is 800 metres from the park gate.
Nearest Address
Lynn Valley Rd and Depesey
Directions from Nearest Address
As you get to the end of Lynn Valley rd, you enter the regional park. The Road will split into two, take the left road with the gate. Drive for about a minute and you will see the small dig out in the ditch to the left of the road. there will be a place to park across the street from the spring. It is surrounded in rocks and has a drainage pipe.
DO NOT PARK ON ROAD while getting your water. The RCMP has a folder full of complaints and it will be used against us all!
Be respectful we don’t want to lose it!
Any generous Burnaby/NewWest folks willing to help me out with the commute to this spring? I live in South Burnaby so I normally skytrain it to downtown and then bus it to the spring and back the other way. I can’t collect more than 12 litres this way though. I’d like to collect 3-4 times as much and visit the spring once every two weeks. If someone closeby is willing to pick me up and drop me off that would mean the world to me!!
This may not be the best place to ask, but I used to visit the Lynn Valley spring, but have just moved to Whistler and have no idea where a spring might be. There isn’t anything pinned here yet, but I thought I’d ask those who have been relatively close to see if there is something to check out up here.
Ok so I was at the watering hole and as I was there a guy from the city/district was there getting water for himself. I asked him if they had tested the water and he said “yes, its good water”.
So I said “I guess if they had found anything wrong with it they would have shut it down” , his response “yes”.
It makes sense if they could find any reason to shut it down they probably would!
So drink up and enjoy…its great water!
Hi Robert et al.,
I’d be interested in chipping in to pay for
testing. Is someone computer savvy enough to set up a paypal donation
thing? I’m totally not. I love the water and have been drinking it for 3
years but keep hearing rumours about arsenic. Chronic exposure to
arsenic isn’t going to make you suddenly die but it’s linked to
increased risk of cancer so it’s not wise to think that because one is
still apparently healthy, everything is fine. How can we go about this? A
woman approached me at the spring a couple of weeks ago and took my
email but I haven’t heard from her…
We can do a http://www.kickstarter.com for it its extremly simple. Has this water not been tested? I can do a basic paper test from home depot but, its not perfect.
ive been drinking the water at the head waters for 5 years and have never been sick, it needs no testing ill be there in 20 mins filling up. dont worry its all good.
If people are still interested in finding out whats truly in the water, let everyone donate some money and have it analyzed….I been drinking this water for years.
Let get this done so we all can be sure of what we’re consuming.
Sharon? If you read this I couldn’t find your Post.It was nice to meet you at the spring today.
Anybody interested in helping fund the cost of testing? $70 – $320 depending on what we want to test for. We can laminate it and put it under the fancy new sign from Health Canada.
My family and I have been drinking for a few years now and love it! But it would be nice to know whats up for real instead of all the hearsay.
thanks,
rob
ok well the testing facility is in Richmond, so a container needs to be picked up from there then brought to spring, samples collected and then returned.
ok well the testing facility is in Richmond, so a container needs to be
picked up from there then brought to spring, samples collected and then
returned.I am usually without a vehicle so it can be difficult for me to do that part. anyway we will figure it out.
Hi Robert et al.,
I’d be interested in chipping in to pay for testing. Is someone computer savvy enough to set up a paypal donation thing? I’m totally not. I love the water and have been drinking it for 3 years but keep hearing rumours about arsenic. Chronic exposure to arsenic isn’t going to make you suddenly die but it’s linked to increased risk of cancer so it’s not wise to think that because one is still apparently healthy, everything is fine. How can we go about this? A woman approached me at the spring a couple of weeks ago and took my email but I haven’t heard from her…
Hello everyone! As some of you may have heard the Levity spring in North Delta has recently had fences put around the trials that access it..and now the municipality has closed off both the springs there. I witnessed them doing this today when I went to collect water. I was told that this was the last time I would be collecting water there!
They have covered the springs in gravel and put boulders over them with concrete.
Please anyone in the lower mainland that cares about our personal rights to free, clean natural springs go to our facebook group page to save this spring. There you will find the numbers you can call to contact the municipality and voice your concerns. You are always welcome to join our facebook group if you like.
I have been drinking water from this spring for years. I was raised here and have been honored to live within minutes of this gem. When I was living downtown I was drinking water from the Lynn headwaters spring and it was really great but I have moved back out to Delta and having a spring 5 minutes away is priceless. If this spring is not made available again alot of people here that use this spring will be driving to North Van to use that spring and at times it can already get crowded.
Clean water is a basic human right and if we dont have that we have nothing.
Can anyone tell me if this spring is still in use? I had a friend stop by this site to get water and he said the pipe had no water coming out and that the spot looked closed. Hopefully, he was just in the wrong place…
Yes you are correct he was in the wrong place. It seems he was not at the actual spring. That is right beside the side of the road. There is no pipe for water to come out. That water is filtered water and is found at the end of the road by the waterfall. The actual spring is further up the road about 1000 meters and it bubbles up from the ground. From the Earth. There is no pipe at the actual spring. PEACE.
Thank you for your reply. I will let him know about where the spring is.
We have been getting water from the Levity Spring in Delta, but the access has been barb wired shut and barricades and big signs telling people not to cross the railroad tracks 🙁
DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE NEXT TO THE SPRING- idiots! Basic common knowledge is lacking here, people are parking right next to it with all the oil, anti-freeze, etc.. leaking and converging with the spring water into the drain. PARK YOUR CAR IN THE PARKING SPOT OPPOSITE to the spring. Sadly for mankind, this particular spring is rated as the best in North
America, quite possibly the world; and people park their vehicles
literally 2-3 meters from the actual spring itself! This primitive
spring set-up should be upgraded in a fashion that blocks all the bad
elements from entering the spring. This is one of the few situations in where a no parking sign should be up. If I catch you park your car here…
When you’re at a gas station you’re not smoking even though if you tossed the butt in a pale filled with gasoline zero combustion takes place- but you still take the precautions; so be a DOLL and realize in your tiny pea brain that:
Water is Blood! So show more respect and awareness, most people who gather water from here drink it raw. Contaminating the water is directly contaminating husbands’, wives’, and children’s and pets’ blood life.
Go fuck yourself you righteous idiot. Have you ever seen any oil or anti-freeze drop from a car? Do you clean bottoms of your shoes before you come to the spring? How do you know there isn’t anthrax on the bottoms of your shoes? If you ‘ever catch me park by car there’, come say something and I will make you suck my balls.
P.S. You are not me but I might be your Daddy because I tapped your mom
Does anyone know if this water has been tested by a lab for mineral content and toxic metals? If not, it’d be great to get a group of people together and send it to a lab for testing, just to know. I’ve been drinking it for a couple years and am not that worried, but it’d just be good to know I think.
Hey Chris, I’m not sure myself. I would be willing to be a part of a group to have it tested. Hopefully someone who has can chime in though to avoid those costs.
I was told by the lady who owns ‘Country Health’ in Lynn Valley Mall that “the water has been tested by daughter of man who owns ALIVE magazine. It was not tested once, but several times, and that the water showed intermittent levels of arsenic as high at times as 180 ppm. 18 ppm is the highest acceptable levels to the human body”.
I’ve been drinking the spring water for 3 years. In autumn of 2011, I started feeling very fatigued, and was trying to link it to my blood sugar levels. Tried to treat naturally without success. Didn’t even think about the water, until I went to the health food store and spoke with the owner and she told me what she knew about this particular spring. Next day, I had an appointment with a fellow who does Bio-feedback and he hooked me up to the machine, and arsenic was found in my body without a doubt. I have been doing some serious heavy metal cleansing, and finally feeling better after 2 months. 6 months is the cleansing protocol for heavy metals… even longer depending on diet.
I am sharing this story because I’ve seen so many people going to the spring during the years that I went… and so many of you here on this site. It is worthwhile doing tests… if not on the water, then at least on your own body to see if you are being affected by heavy metals. Arsenic is VERY common in BC… it is a dream to think that all spring water is clean and clear. There are other ways to restructure water that make it much safer to drink… do your research. Please be safe. Your body is worth it.
Thank you for sharing. It is good to hear someone has actually tested the water. Is there anyway you can post the actual tests here for all to see? The actual water tests. Not one but several tests that you are sharing and talking about? With the dates and all the elements of the water that are present? If someone is talking high levels of Arsenic then the tests should be shown to prove this to not alarm others rather than just sharing information from someone who told you about it. What place was the water tested an actual lab or just a home test? I know about biofeedback and I have had false readings before. Not to say yours were false. I believe you and trust your practitioner. However, test results are actual proof for all to see. I am sorry you are ill from too much arsenic. Perhaps get a urine test and blood test to make sure you truly do have high levels or arsenic and not trust wholly on biofeedback. I have a friend who does it and I assure you the test results can read false. Just to share with you. Biofeedback is not an exact and perfect test result. Your practitioner would disagree no doubt but I have proven it myself with someone I know who has an actual highest standard machine and does testing. PEACE.
There has been some controversy about rice bran solubles and rice bran in general as a natural storehouse of organic arsenic. It is my understanding that 5-10 years ago they couldn’t give the stuff away now its a “superfood”. May be worth looking into.
cheers,
rob
Have people been drinking from this spring recently? Is it safe? I’m interested in micro-cluster water and am curious as to how long it lasts. Would storing the water in standard 5 gallon jugs for a once a month fill-up disturb the structure in any way?
Here is a suggestion. I am in no way an engineer of any kind lol! But would anyone be willing to help build some form of stone or natural type of element around the spring? So that the run off beside the mountain and alongside the ditch does not disturb or send debris into the spring? Anyone who would like to spend a day or two or a group of people who use this water would come together, donate time, tools, the engineering, logistics and know how, wisdom, skills, labor, to create such a protective type natural earth made “thingy” around the spring I would love to participate / help or assist. I just am one girl with an idea and do not have the engineering abilities, or tools to create such a thing.. just a thought, just an idea. To make this the perfect spring for all to share and use without contamination from run-off and prevent as much contamination as possible? Just trying to make what is there naturally even BETTER for all – for everyone. I hope we can unite and come together to build such a thing? Is it possible? I believe anything is possible yes? What are your thoughts or ideas for this? I was thinking just a very short maybe 1/2 – 1 foot stone wall encircling the spring to protect it from run off from the side of the hill and or ditch water that flows into the spring? I am open minded here and just trying to think of making something even better? Feel free to email me renatalove@shaw.ca….is it possible to work together on this? Or does anyone have another idea that would work logistically and not disturbing the spring but creating a protective barrier for it? Even if you could concoct a sort of fountain for it… to come up even higher out of the ground? so you are indeed just collecting the water from the spring and not other water? You definitely have to see the spring and been there to know what I am talking about. I would just like to make it even better for everyone. That is my thought.. please share or comment or contact me with any ideas. Thanks so much ! Enjoy the spring water.
I here what you are saying first of all but what i want to point out to you is that the water is flowing continuously towards the drain which goes under the road so no other water gets into the area where we collect which is “the mouth” where the water is pushed out from the earthen filter.
The water has been backed up for awhile partially due to a large bolder that was displaced from above the mouth of the spring and the drain pipe being partially plugged as well. But the water was still flowing into the pipe and not getting into the spring itself. I make sure before I gather water each time I go…
Someone I met at the spring recently contacted the city of north van and they came out and unclogged the drain pipe and removed the large bolder that was close to the mouth of the drain pipe and now the water is flowing much more freely.
One thing you should keep in mind is that the spring is in a provincial park and you can’t just go in there and start building stuff even though your intentions are good…without permission…it could jeopardize the availability for all of us…
I really appreciate your concern and your ideas because it would be really cool to get together and build a little wall around it… but at the same time i think that if we just leave “mother nature alone” and only intervene if our man made contraptions are clogging (the drain pipe)….everything will work itself out…
Everything your doing is perfect! Good stuff sister!
Regarding the tap water at Lynn HeadWaters.
As you said, “it was shut off all winter” which means the water was contained, dominated, held in the piping system without any “freedom” to flow/move/travel.
This process of containing water destabilizes the micro clusters of their hexagonal shaped molecules which rids the water of its antioxidant and healing properties.
The PH in the water is always going to very every season/day due to the minerals in the bedrock/crust/aquifers/mantel and so forth. If the PH jumps up from 6.9ppm – 7.2ppm don’t worry this is nature and how our beautiful mother earth works, there is no constant in nature, just change.
The water from the spring on the side of the road is a “Hydrological spring source”
which is derived from 200-1000FT below the surface. This is water that has been contained in the earth anywhere from 1000-10000 years and is filtered through the “Hydrological filtration system” of mother earth. The water is filtered through the crust, aquifers, clay, petrified wood and so forth. All the beautiful natural filtration elements of this magical planet.
Water from hydrological spring sources is structured hexagonal shaped micro clustered water molecules that have antioxidant and healing properties.
If anyone is worried about bacterial & parasites and anyone whom lives in the city and doesn’t grow their own organic, GMO free food should incorporate these dietary supplements into their diet to rid their body of the daily toxic build up. This way you are purging the system of PCB’s, Metabolic waste and toxic heavy metals:
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate it. Any information at all is good to know. Thanks for the tips on where to purchase quality products too. That is helpful. I am learning more about probiotics. I have chosen to make my own organic water kefir using live organic water kefir grains. Probiotics are extremely important as your second brain is in your stomach… You can purchase organic live kefir grains for really cheap online and they are sent to you in liquid jars and adding some fruit, spring water and letting it sit overnight… then you can drink live probiotics everyday. Keep re-using the kefir grains to make more probiotics…A great way to replenish your good bacteria in your guts to fight off bad bacteria, disease, parasites etc. Boosts your immune system too. So many bugs and toxins in the world now, people passing on and catching colds…good to have tons of optimum “good bacterial” health in your system and guts as well as a boosted immune system to fight off disease and colds and bugs.
If you want to know how to make your own kefir water would love to help anyone in doing so. A great practice to keep yourself healthy. Email me renatalove@shaw.ca
On the water conversation. Is the water from the tap beside the waterfall gravity fed? It seems it is not pumped out… and the tap water by the waterfall is extremely bubbly – very air-ated water with tons of bubbles in it.
Pardon my ignorance and fantasizing about mountainess water coming from the convenience of the tap! LOL! if this is funny to read have a good chuckle at my expense but I did believe it… the PH is testing over 7.3 so that is a good sign yes? not acidic in nature. I know you share the PH will constantly change and that is true.
It is so cold and stays cold for days and sweet to the taste it absolutely seems to be living water to me.
On that note, where is this water coming from? How old are the taps? they do not seem to have any rust or mold of any kind and look prestine. I gather I would have to call the city of North Van to answer that question….I have seen alot of people fill up with this tap water beside the water fall and it was my understanding it was water coming from the waterfall? Your insight has led me to believe it is coming from a reservoir or container of sorts… where is the reservoir? or Container? it seems to be free flowing yes? Perhaps not? Was concerned about the processing of the water if it is at all processed or filtered in any way? Not sure. Thanks for the tips and references and advice… please keep the conversations coming. Well appreciated. Peace. Renata.
I do enjoy the water at the side of the road and encourage people to keep at it, it seems more and more people are coming to fill up there….. the tap water is still a puzzle to me, and want to find more info.. still seeking. Namaste.
I was wondering if anyone gets their water from the tap / drinking fountain at the last parking lot as an alternative to the spring at the side of the road? Right at the Lynn Headwater wood bridge at the waterfall? I tried the water at the side of the road spring and it tested lower in PH then the one from the drinking / tap water by the waterfall. That water at the waterfall tested at 7.3 PH. It is clearer and sweeter in taste than the one from the spring at the side of the road about 1/2 mile away. Does anyone know if the water from the drinking fountain / tap source is filtered or processed in anyway and how old the tap it comes out of it is? I heard it was just opened up a few weeks ago after being closed for the winter? and I have been drinking that water from the tap for a few weeks now. It stays cold for days and is sweet to taste and I love it. There is a bowl for dogs to drink out of and a mouth drinking fountain at the same place. I used to buy Whistler water which tested at 5.6 PH and this is 7.3 PH…exactly the PH acid / alkalinity you want in your body. I do put some kelp iodine drops in it just in case to kill any bad bacteria…. or you can use a few drops of Lechenya Meera – a Russian Moss that kills all the bad bacteria and any fungus, virus, mold,etc. Colloidal silver would do the trick ontop of the others mentioned A few drops in the water and you are safe from contracting a bug of any kind. Don’t know the difference of the spring by the road and the water from the drinking / tap fountain by the side of the waterfall? If anyone has info please feel free to share. I do keep the water in plastic jugs (not good but what I have at the moment) and am looking to get some glass jugs from a wine shop on West Broadway to fill up my water starting next week…. enjoy the crisp mountain spring water and keep the comments coming. Thanks.
I went there today… Here’s my thought. From the left side, there is rain water running down hill along and straight to the pool of spring water. The guy filling up before me said “I wouldn’t fill from this side (pointing in a general direction of the water running from the road ditch to the pool itself) that’s dirty”. Seriously… How can this water be clean??? As soon as the spring water reaches the surface it’s mixing in with ditch water. Couldn’t there be a small concrete circle formed around this spring and a pipe rising from the ground? Kind of like adrinking fountain in a public park. Then people just put there bottles under the fountain to fill up?
I’m not a water expert obviously… Just a thought.
Drinking pure spring water is one of the most important things we can do for our health. Our bodies are over 99% water at the molecular level, so water affects every aspect of our biology. Yet, not all water is created equal. Almost all the bottled spring water available is pasteurized for shelf stability, which neutralizes many of the powerful health benefits such as increased hydrogen, healthy probiotics, and crystalline structure. For more about why unprocessed spring water is the best water to drink, read this.
The best way to guarantee you are getting real unprocessed spring water is to collect it yourself. This is a short and simple guide filled with information about how to gather spring water. We will cover how to find a spring, how to collect the water, how to honor the spring, how to store the water properly and other tips.
FindASpring.org is the best resource for locating a spring near you. However, not all springs are on the map. First, check the map to see if there is a spring in your local area. If there is, look at the reviews and comments. Has anyone shared helpful information about flow rate or posted a water test result? Is the spring in a pristine area? Do a bit of research and make sure the spring is safe to drink from. If you have any doubt about the purity, don’t risk it and get a water test, HERE. If you don’t see a spring on the map in your area, there still might be some that aren’t listed yet. First, ask the older generation who have lived in your area a long time if they know. You can also ask people in your community who might already get spring water such as people at a health food store or at a farmers market. Another great option is to view A US forest service map, where many springs have been marked. You can view these maps through the Gaia GPS or All Trails hiking apps on your phone. The map overlay you want is USGS Topo. Not all are easily accessible or ideal for drinking, but some are and it can be a fun adventure to find them. We have found over half a dozen great springs this way.
Once you’ve found your spring, figure out how you are going to gather the water. Is it right on the side of the road and easy to access or do you have to hike to it? We recommend storing spring water in glass instead of plastic to preserve the purity of the water. It is better for the environment, your body, and the water. Even BPA free plastic has toxic chemicals that can leach into water and cause health issues. If you do want to use plastic for safety reasons when filling at the spring, we recommend transferring the water to glass as soon as possible. FindASpring is sponsored by Alive Waters, which offers beautiful reusable glass. They have a 2.5 gallon option, which is a convenient size for carrying that isn’t too heavy. They also sell handles that you can use to transport the jugs even more easily. If you have to hike to access the spring, we recommend putting the water jugs into an extra large backpack to hike the water out with ease. We use Osprey packs that hold 2 jugs each. You can also use a wheelbarrow or even a stroller depending on how easy a walk it is.
Filling 2.5 Gallon Alive Waters Jug
When you get to the spring, remember to first give back before you take. Springs are considered sacred in indigenous cultures around the world for their life giving water and also as a connection to the inner earth. A powerful and simple way to give back is to clean up. Is there any trash that needs to be collected? Could you move any dead leaves or sticks to improve the flow rate? Show up in service. Some other wonderful ways to give is with a moment of expressing verbal gratitude, singing songs to the water, offering the water an ethically sourced crystal, a feather, or some other physical gift. Flowers are a popular and beautiful thing to offer, but please be careful to source organic ones as most flowers from the store are sprayed with pesticides and can be toxic to put near a spring. Also, flowers can attract bugs as they decay, so it can be best to offer them to the flowing water directly or a little downstream from the spring head.
When gathering the water, fill the jug as close to the spring head as possible, never gather downstream. Be very careful as wet glass is extremely slippery. Make sure the lid is securely fastened. When transporting the spring water home, the jugs can sometimes slide around the car. Secure them in place or wrap them with towels or something so they don’t crash into each other.
How you store your spring water is essential. It is not pasteurized like spring water from the store, so it will start growing algae if left in direct sunlight. This is good because it means it’s alive! If the water you drink can’t even support the most basic life forms, how do you think it will support your body? Store your water in a cool, dark place such as a dark corner, pantry or closet. The fridge is ideal if you have room. Some people prefer to filter their water through a Berkey filter before drinking, but if the spring is pure, it’s not necessary. We drink our spring water completely unfiltered.
How long the water stays good for depends on how cold a temperature it’s stored at. Spring water is best fresh. We personally do not prefer to drink spring water past 2 weeks old. However, we know other people that will drink it at a month old. It’s great to get in a rhythm where you know how long the water lasts you and put your collection day on the calendar in advance.
I believe that water is calling us to reconnect with her in the deepest way, to gather our own water. Just like our ancestors did. Our ancestors didn’t have fancy water machines. They also didn’t create villages or settle where there was no water. Water was revered as the center of the community and the nodal point around which life could spiral out and take root.
Here’s to restoring the sacred connection with the waters of life.
Written by Dakota Chanel. Water Priestess and Ceremonialist. DakotaChanel.com
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WARNING to all who love their spring!
DO NOT PARK ON ROAD while getting your water. The RCMP has a folder full of complaints and it will be used against us all!
Be respectful we don’t want to lose it!
I would contribute as well
CAUTION: HERBICIDE USEAGE FROM SEPT 17TH-28TH 2012… apparently they want to get rid of the japanese knotweed
Any generous Burnaby/NewWest folks willing to help me out with the commute to this spring? I live in South Burnaby so I normally skytrain it to downtown and then bus it to the spring and back the other way. I can’t collect more than 12 litres this way though. I’d like to collect 3-4 times as much and visit the spring once every two weeks. If someone closeby is willing to pick me up and drop me off that would mean the world to me!!
my email: whathow@live.com
This may not be the best place to ask, but I used to visit the Lynn Valley spring, but have just moved to Whistler and have no idea where a spring might be. There isn’t anything pinned here yet, but I thought I’d ask those who have been relatively close to see if there is something to check out up here.
Ok so I was at the watering hole and as I was there a guy from the city/district was there getting water for himself. I asked him if they had tested the water and he said “yes, its good water”.
So I said “I guess if they had found anything wrong with it they would have shut it down” , his response “yes”.
It makes sense if they could find any reason to shut it down they probably would!
So drink up and enjoy…its great water!
cheers
rob
Hi Robert et al.,
I’d be interested in chipping in to pay for
testing. Is someone computer savvy enough to set up a paypal donation
thing? I’m totally not. I love the water and have been drinking it for 3
years but keep hearing rumours about arsenic. Chronic exposure to
arsenic isn’t going to make you suddenly die but it’s linked to
increased risk of cancer so it’s not wise to think that because one is
still apparently healthy, everything is fine. How can we go about this? A
woman approached me at the spring a couple of weeks ago and took my
email but I haven’t heard from her…
We can do a http://www.kickstarter.com for it its extremly simple. Has this water not been tested? I can do a basic paper test from home depot but, its not perfect.
ive been drinking the water at the head waters for 5 years and have never been sick, it needs no testing ill be there in 20 mins filling up. dont worry its all good.
If people are still interested in finding out whats truly in the water, let everyone donate some money and have it analyzed….I been drinking this water for years.
Let get this done so we all can be sure of what we’re consuming.
Sharon? If you read this I couldn’t find your Post.It was nice to meet you at the spring today.
Anybody interested in helping fund the cost of testing? $70 – $320 depending on what we want to test for. We can laminate it and put it under the fancy new sign from Health Canada.
My family and I have been drinking for a few years now and love it! But it would be nice to know whats up for real instead of all the hearsay.
thanks,
rob
Hi there… I’d certainly pitch in to help pay to get the water tested – maybe someone could set up a paypal account for donations.
ok well the testing facility is in Richmond, so a container needs to be picked up from there then brought to spring, samples collected and then returned.
Ya for sure, I’d also be willing to chip in. Keep me posted as to how we can go about this. Peace.
Chris
ok well the testing facility is in Richmond, so a container needs to be
picked up from there then brought to spring, samples collected and then
returned.I am usually without a vehicle so it can be difficult for me to do that part. anyway we will figure it out.
Hi Robert et al.,
I’d be interested in chipping in to pay for testing. Is someone computer savvy enough to set up a paypal donation thing? I’m totally not. I love the water and have been drinking it for 3 years but keep hearing rumours about arsenic. Chronic exposure to arsenic isn’t going to make you suddenly die but it’s linked to increased risk of cancer so it’s not wise to think that because one is still apparently healthy, everything is fine. How can we go about this? A woman approached me at the spring a couple of weeks ago and took my email but I haven’t heard from her…
Hello everyone! As some of you may have heard the Levity spring in North Delta has recently had fences put around the trials that access it..and now the municipality has closed off both the springs there. I witnessed them doing this today when I went to collect water. I was told that this was the last time I would be collecting water there!
They have covered the springs in gravel and put boulders over them with concrete.
Please anyone in the lower mainland that cares about our personal rights to free, clean natural springs go to our facebook group page to save this spring. There you will find the numbers you can call to contact the municipality and voice your concerns. You are always welcome to join our facebook group if you like.
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/195496987229707/
I have been drinking water from this spring for years. I was raised here and have been honored to live within minutes of this gem. When I was living downtown I was drinking water from the Lynn headwaters spring and it was really great but I have moved back out to Delta and having a spring 5 minutes away is priceless. If this spring is not made available again alot of people here that use this spring will be driving to North Van to use that spring and at times it can already get crowded.
Clean water is a basic human right and if we dont have that we have nothing.
Can anyone tell me if this spring is still in use? I had a friend stop by this site to get water and he said the pipe had no water coming out and that the spot looked closed. Hopefully, he was just in the wrong place…
Yes you are correct he was in the wrong place. It seems he was not at the actual spring. That is right beside the side of the road. There is no pipe for water to come out. That water is filtered water and is found at the end of the road by the waterfall. The actual spring is further up the road about 1000 meters and it bubbles up from the ground. From the Earth. There is no pipe at the actual spring. PEACE.
Thank you for your reply. I will let him know about where the spring is.
We have been getting water from the Levity Spring in Delta, but the access has been barb wired shut and barricades and big signs telling people not to cross the railroad tracks 🙁
DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE NEXT TO THE SPRING- idiots! Basic common knowledge is lacking here, people are parking right next to it with all the oil, anti-freeze, etc.. leaking and converging with the spring water into the drain. PARK YOUR CAR IN THE PARKING SPOT OPPOSITE to the spring. Sadly for mankind, this particular spring is rated as the best in North
America, quite possibly the world; and people park their vehicles
literally 2-3 meters from the actual spring itself! This primitive
spring set-up should be upgraded in a fashion that blocks all the bad
elements from entering the spring. This is one of the few situations in where a no parking sign should be up. If I catch you park your car here…
When you’re at a gas station you’re not smoking even though if you tossed the butt in a pale filled with gasoline zero combustion takes place- but you still take the precautions; so be a DOLL and realize in your tiny pea brain that:
Water is Blood! So show more respect and awareness, most people who gather water from here drink it raw. Contaminating the water is directly contaminating husbands’, wives’, and children’s and pets’ blood life.
Go fuck yourself you righteous idiot. Have you ever seen any oil or anti-freeze drop from a car? Do you clean bottoms of your shoes before you come to the spring? How do you know there isn’t anthrax on the bottoms of your shoes? If you ‘ever catch me park by car there’, come say something and I will make you suck my balls.
P.S. You are not me but I might be your Daddy because I tapped your mom
Does anyone know if this water has been tested by a lab for mineral content and toxic metals? If not, it’d be great to get a group of people together and send it to a lab for testing, just to know. I’ve been drinking it for a couple years and am not that worried, but it’d just be good to know I think.
Hey Chris, I’m not sure myself. I would be willing to be a part of a group to have it tested. Hopefully someone who has can chime in though to avoid those costs.
I was told by the lady who owns ‘Country Health’ in Lynn Valley Mall that “the water has been tested by daughter of man who owns ALIVE magazine. It was not tested once, but several times, and that the water showed intermittent levels of arsenic as high at times as 180 ppm. 18 ppm is the highest acceptable levels to the human body”.
I’ve been drinking the spring water for 3 years. In autumn of 2011, I started feeling very fatigued, and was trying to link it to my blood sugar levels. Tried to treat naturally without success. Didn’t even think about the water, until I went to the health food store and spoke with the owner and she told me what she knew about this particular spring. Next day, I had an appointment with a fellow who does Bio-feedback and he hooked me up to the machine, and arsenic was found in my body without a doubt. I have been doing some serious heavy metal cleansing, and finally feeling better after 2 months. 6 months is the cleansing protocol for heavy metals… even longer depending on diet.
I am sharing this story because I’ve seen so many people going to the spring during the years that I went… and so many of you here on this site. It is worthwhile doing tests… if not on the water, then at least on your own body to see if you are being affected by heavy metals. Arsenic is VERY common in BC… it is a dream to think that all spring water is clean and clear. There are other ways to restructure water that make it much safer to drink… do your research. Please be safe. Your body is worth it.
Thank you for sharing. It is good to hear someone has actually tested the water. Is there anyway you can post the actual tests here for all to see? The actual water tests. Not one but several tests that you are sharing and talking about? With the dates and all the elements of the water that are present? If someone is talking high levels of Arsenic then the tests should be shown to prove this to not alarm others rather than just sharing information from someone who told you about it. What place was the water tested an actual lab or just a home test? I know about biofeedback and I have had false readings before. Not to say yours were false. I believe you and trust your practitioner. However, test results are actual proof for all to see. I am sorry you are ill from too much arsenic. Perhaps get a urine test and blood test to make sure you truly do have high levels or arsenic and not trust wholly on biofeedback. I have a friend who does it and I assure you the test results can read false. Just to share with you. Biofeedback is not an exact and perfect test result. Your practitioner would disagree no doubt but I have proven it myself with someone I know who has an actual highest standard machine and does testing. PEACE.
Hi Leah,
There has been some controversy about rice bran solubles and rice bran in general as a natural storehouse of organic arsenic. It is my understanding that 5-10 years ago they couldn’t give the stuff away now its a “superfood”. May be worth looking into.
cheers,
rob
this water is the best.. the drain is clogged though. would someone mind posting once they know when it is/or will be fixed. thanks
It is fixed, I was just there today and the water is flowing freely again 🙂
Have people been drinking from this spring recently? Is it safe? I’m interested in micro-cluster water and am curious as to how long it lasts. Would storing the water in standard 5 gallon jugs for a once a month fill-up disturb the structure in any way?
Here is a suggestion. I am in no way an engineer of any kind lol! But would anyone be willing to help build some form of stone or natural type of element around the spring? So that the run off beside the mountain and alongside the ditch does not disturb or send debris into the spring? Anyone who would like to spend a day or two or a group of people who use this water would come together, donate time, tools, the engineering, logistics and know how, wisdom, skills, labor, to create such a protective type natural earth made “thingy” around the spring I would love to participate / help or assist. I just am one girl with an idea and do not have the engineering abilities, or tools to create such a thing.. just a thought, just an idea. To make this the perfect spring for all to share and use without contamination from run-off and prevent as much contamination as possible? Just trying to make what is there naturally even BETTER for all – for everyone. I hope we can unite and come together to build such a thing? Is it possible? I believe anything is possible yes? What are your thoughts or ideas for this? I was thinking just a very short maybe 1/2 – 1 foot stone wall encircling the spring to protect it from run off from the side of the hill and or ditch water that flows into the spring? I am open minded here and just trying to think of making something even better? Feel free to email me renatalove@shaw.ca….is it possible to work together on this? Or does anyone have another idea that would work logistically and not disturbing the spring but creating a protective barrier for it? Even if you could concoct a sort of fountain for it… to come up even higher out of the ground? so you are indeed just collecting the water from the spring and not other water? You definitely have to see the spring and been there to know what I am talking about. I would just like to make it even better for everyone. That is my thought.. please share or comment or contact me with any ideas. Thanks so much ! Enjoy the spring water.
Hi Renata,
I here what you are saying first of all but what i want to point out to you is that the water is flowing continuously towards the drain which goes under the road so no other water gets into the area where we collect which is “the mouth” where the water is pushed out from the earthen filter.
The water has been backed up for awhile partially due to a large bolder that was displaced from above the mouth of the spring and the drain pipe being partially plugged as well. But the water was still flowing into the pipe and not getting into the spring itself. I make sure before I gather water each time I go…
Someone I met at the spring recently contacted the city of north van and they came out and unclogged the drain pipe and removed the large bolder that was close to the mouth of the drain pipe and now the water is flowing much more freely.
One thing you should keep in mind is that the spring is in a provincial park and you can’t just go in there and start building stuff even though your intentions are good…without permission…it could jeopardize the availability for all of us…
I really appreciate your concern and your ideas because it would be really cool to get together and build a little wall around it… but at the same time i think that if we just leave “mother nature alone” and only intervene if our man made contraptions are clogging (the drain pipe)….everything will work itself out…
Hey Renata,
Everything your doing is perfect! Good stuff sister!
Regarding the tap water at Lynn HeadWaters.
As you said, “it was shut off all winter” which means the water was contained, dominated, held in the piping system without any “freedom” to flow/move/travel.
This process of containing water destabilizes the micro clusters of their hexagonal shaped molecules which rids the water of its antioxidant and healing properties.
The PH in the water is always going to very every season/day due to the minerals in the bedrock/crust/aquifers/mantel and so forth. If the PH jumps up from 6.9ppm – 7.2ppm don’t worry this is nature and how our beautiful mother earth works, there is no constant in nature, just change.
The water from the spring on the side of the road is a “Hydrological spring source”
which is derived from 200-1000FT below the surface. This is water that has been contained in the earth anywhere from 1000-10000 years and is filtered through the “Hydrological filtration system” of mother earth. The water is filtered through the crust, aquifers, clay, petrified wood and so forth. All the beautiful natural filtration elements of this magical planet.
Water from hydrological spring sources is structured hexagonal shaped micro clustered water molecules that have antioxidant and healing properties.
If anyone is worried about bacterial & parasites and anyone whom lives in the city and doesn’t grow their own organic, GMO free food should incorporate these dietary supplements into their diet to rid their body of the daily toxic build up. This way you are purging the system of PCB’s, Metabolic waste and toxic heavy metals:
-Australian Spirulina (most clean and purest spirulina on the market hands down)
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Hey Englewood,
Thanks for your comments. I appreciate it. Any information at all is good to know. Thanks for the tips on where to purchase quality products too. That is helpful. I am learning more about probiotics. I have chosen to make my own organic water kefir using live organic water kefir grains. Probiotics are extremely important as your second brain is in your stomach… You can purchase organic live kefir grains for really cheap online and they are sent to you in liquid jars and adding some fruit, spring water and letting it sit overnight… then you can drink live probiotics everyday. Keep re-using the kefir grains to make more probiotics…A great way to replenish your good bacteria in your guts to fight off bad bacteria, disease, parasites etc. Boosts your immune system too. So many bugs and toxins in the world now, people passing on and catching colds…good to have tons of optimum “good bacterial” health in your system and guts as well as a boosted immune system to fight off disease and colds and bugs.
If you want to know how to make your own kefir water would love to help anyone in doing so. A great practice to keep yourself healthy. Email me renatalove@shaw.ca
On the water conversation. Is the water from the tap beside the waterfall gravity fed? It seems it is not pumped out… and the tap water by the waterfall is extremely bubbly – very air-ated water with tons of bubbles in it.
Pardon my ignorance and fantasizing about mountainess water coming from the convenience of the tap! LOL! if this is funny to read have a good chuckle at my expense but I did believe it… the PH is testing over 7.3 so that is a good sign yes? not acidic in nature. I know you share the PH will constantly change and that is true.
It is so cold and stays cold for days and sweet to the taste it absolutely seems to be living water to me.
On that note, where is this water coming from? How old are the taps? they do not seem to have any rust or mold of any kind and look prestine. I gather I would have to call the city of North Van to answer that question….I have seen alot of people fill up with this tap water beside the water fall and it was my understanding it was water coming from the waterfall? Your insight has led me to believe it is coming from a reservoir or container of sorts… where is the reservoir? or Container? it seems to be free flowing yes? Perhaps not? Was concerned about the processing of the water if it is at all processed or filtered in any way? Not sure. Thanks for the tips and references and advice… please keep the conversations coming. Well appreciated. Peace. Renata.
I do enjoy the water at the side of the road and encourage people to keep at it, it seems more and more people are coming to fill up there….. the tap water is still a puzzle to me, and want to find more info.. still seeking. Namaste.
I was wondering if anyone gets their water from the tap / drinking fountain at the last parking lot as an alternative to the spring at the side of the road? Right at the Lynn Headwater wood bridge at the waterfall? I tried the water at the side of the road spring and it tested lower in PH then the one from the drinking / tap water by the waterfall. That water at the waterfall tested at 7.3 PH. It is clearer and sweeter in taste than the one from the spring at the side of the road about 1/2 mile away. Does anyone know if the water from the drinking fountain / tap source is filtered or processed in anyway and how old the tap it comes out of it is? I heard it was just opened up a few weeks ago after being closed for the winter? and I have been drinking that water from the tap for a few weeks now. It stays cold for days and is sweet to taste and I love it. There is a bowl for dogs to drink out of and a mouth drinking fountain at the same place. I used to buy Whistler water which tested at 5.6 PH and this is 7.3 PH…exactly the PH acid / alkalinity you want in your body. I do put some kelp iodine drops in it just in case to kill any bad bacteria…. or you can use a few drops of Lechenya Meera – a Russian Moss that kills all the bad bacteria and any fungus, virus, mold,etc. Colloidal silver would do the trick ontop of the others mentioned A few drops in the water and you are safe from contracting a bug of any kind. Don’t know the difference of the spring by the road and the water from the drinking / tap fountain by the side of the waterfall? If anyone has info please feel free to share. I do keep the water in plastic jugs (not good but what I have at the moment) and am looking to get some glass jugs from a wine shop on West Broadway to fill up my water starting next week…. enjoy the crisp mountain spring water and keep the comments coming. Thanks.
I went there today… Here’s my thought. From the left side, there is rain water running down hill along and straight to the pool of spring water. The guy filling up before me said “I wouldn’t fill from this side (pointing in a general direction of the water running from the road ditch to the pool itself) that’s dirty”. Seriously… How can this water be clean??? As soon as the spring water reaches the surface it’s mixing in with ditch water. Couldn’t there be a small concrete circle formed around this spring and a pipe rising from the ground? Kind of like adrinking fountain in a public park. Then people just put there bottles under the fountain to fill up?
I’m not a water expert obviously… Just a thought.