How many miles do you skydive per year? What percentage of ski slopes are public utilities exclusively filled with 2-ton+ iron skiers?
Skiing at excessive speed is "reckless skiing" or "reckless endangerment", which is minimally a fine and escalates to criminal charges based on severity in the same way that reckless driving does. In Utah, the class B misdemeanor could put you in jail for 6 months.
Can't you just boil and filter creek water at home? Do we really need to get the legislature involved over a little giardia risk?
This would be a good opportunity to interrogate what brought you to your current position and if self-crit would be a valuable exercise.