Strange "clean water stream" at the foot of Hoang Mai mountain

These days, on National Highway 48D, the section through Chuong slope leading to Dong Hoi port (Quynh Lap commune), there are always crowds of people waiting to get clean water flowing from the mountain stream.

With just a plastic hose about 2 meters long inserted into the mountain, people can get hundreds of bottles of clean water for daily use. However, to get the water, people have to line up in turn, even "exposing themselves" all afternoon.

People in Hoang Mai town come to the rocky mountain to wait for water. Photo: Viet Hung.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Huong in Quynh Loc commune said that this water source has existed for decades. For the past 3 years, every day she has had to wait for more than 1 hour to fill 5 water bottles to bring home for use.

“People here get water continuously, regardless of the time of day or night; on hot days, they have to wait 2-3 hours to get it. Although the wait is long, because this is a natural water source and it tastes very sweet, everyone waits to get it,” said Ms. Huong.

According to Mr. Hoang Van Minh, a resident of Quynh Lap commune, the water source at the foot of this mountain has long been called Mr. Co's water source by the locals. That name comes from a legend that a long time ago, a man went up the mountain to catch storks and discovered this water source. Thanks to that, for many years, hundreds of households in the coastal area of ​​Hoang Mai have had clean water to use during the hot season.

The water flowing from the mountain is very clean and clear, and can be drunk directly. Photo: Viet Hung.

According to observations, the water from the rocky mountain flows out very slowly, about 10 - 15 minutes to fill a 20 liter plastic tank. What is special is that this water source flows continuously, is clear and very sweet to drink, and can be saved for use for many days. Therefore, every day, people from everywhere from Quynh Loc, Quynh Lap, Quynh Thien... come to get 2,000 - 3,500 liters to use during hot days.

At the foot of the mountain, people put a plastic hose more than 2 meters long leading outside for people to get water. Photo: Viet Hung.

Not only households lacking clean water come to get clean water at Ong Co stream, but also families who have rainwater, well water and water filters in their homes have lined up to get clean water at the foot of Hoang Mai mountain for many years.

Ms. Ho Thi Hoa, a resident of Quynh Lap commune, said that the water here is very sweet and can be stored for a long time, so I take advantage of the evening when there are few people to get water for use, saving money on buying clean water.

Every day, people come here to get thousands of liters of water to bring home for use. Photo: Viet Hung.

Mr. Le Ba Van - Chairman of the People's Committee of Quynh Lap Commune (Hoang Mai Town) said that the locality is a coastal commune, so many villages and hamlets do not have clean water for daily use. Households living near this water source have proactively brought plastic cans to wait for water for use. Previously, the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of the town coordinated with the authorities to take samples of this water for testing and the results showed that this is a clean water source, people can use it safely./.