Gray water... why?

[bullfrog !]

Do LTVA Camp Hosts get T-Day off? Or is just a Pilot Knob thing?

Tomorrow, I'm heading with some trash to the LTVA dumpsters to see if there's a line in the sand somewhere sometime.

The Chevron sells Glamis Dunes permits, maybe they should take over the LTVA fee, as well.

This is what smaller government is all about! Lol!!! Wait till funding and departments get cut or eliminated. The new President has promised to make it happen!

 

[AtlantaGuy]

There is a Federal campground in the mountains near me that for over 50 years let all 79 campsites run their gray water on the ground until just recently. Guess what. It's as lush and green today as it was 50 years ago. And there were never any problems with bugs, bears, bees, soggy ground or lingering smells. No dead trees and no dead grass.

I realize this post may raise a stink (no pun intended) with some people but I just thought I would post about my experience at this super nice and popular campground. They did not have any dump stations at the time but when they finally installed one, dumping gray water on the ground was no longer allowed.

 

[bullfrog !]

There was a Federal campground in the mountains near me that for over 50 years let all 79 campsites run their gray water on the ground until just recently. Guess what. It's as lush and green today as it was 50 years ago. And there were never any problems with bugs, bears, bees, soggy ground or lingering smells. No dead trees and no dead grass.

I realize this post may raise a stink (no pun intended) with some people but I just thought I would post about my experience at this super nice and popular campground. They did not have any dump stations at the time but when they finally installed one, dumping gray water on the ground was no longer allowed.

lol!!! We owned a lot on the Little Sandy River where septic systems were basically ineffective because the river flooded covering the entire area in several feet of water for several days usually twice a year. Locals there referred to the event as “God’s way of flushing!” Ground there appeared the same as it had been for over 100 years according to my great grandfather. There are probably lots of less than ideal places that have been made into campgrounds but they can always go down hill with things like over use. Any improvement or prevention is probably a good thing. But maybe not! lol!!! In summer grass was pretty and green and it was easy to sell. Had to explain why there was a telephone pole there with a mounted tire with the rim cut out. It was for our boat. As the water rose so did the mooring.

 

[INTJohn]

Speaking of “gray water”………

Post #77 of
https://vanlivingforum.com/threads/showering-at-campgrounds.45100/page-4

Enjoy!
jonny boi

 

[Gfmucci]

There is a Federal campground in the mountains near me that for over 50 years let all 79 campsites run their gray water on the ground until just recently. Guess what. It's as lush and green today as it was 50 years ago. And there were never any problems with bugs, bears, bees, soggy ground or lingering smells. No dead trees and no dead grass.

I realize this post may raise a stink (no pun intended) with some people but I just thought I would post about my experience at this super nice and popular campground. They did not have any dump stations at the time but when they finally installed one, dumping gray water on the ground was no longer allowed.

Grass was always greener lusher and grew much faster over our septic tanks and drain fields - and that was blackwater. I suspect that if sites are over 100's of feet apart, graywater would be of minute significance.

 

[Morgana]

I lived on St. Croix (USVI) for awhile in the 1990s. The sewage system frequently broke down, sending untreated sewage out into the ocean. News about these events was not shared with the tourists. There was at least one "all inclusive resort" that refused to sell the local newspaper, supposedly to avoid the guests finding out about weird local xit like that. (Remember the 1990s? you could do that then. Nowadays you'd need algorithms or whatever to do the same snow job.)

What I remember is that on sewage spill days the ocean looked spectacular -- a beautiful bright blue, even more inviting than usual.

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[Happy Camper]

 

[rruff]

lol!!! We owned a lot on the Little Sandy River where septic systems were basically ineffective because the river flooded covering the entire area in several feet of water for several days usually twice a year.

Where I grew up in rural IL, sewage was dumped in creeks and ditches. Didn't have to wait for a flood... it stank all the time. The creek that ran through the middle of the town was where the sewage went. That might have been just greywater, but I'm pretty sure I saw floating in it. My grandpa had a little house right on the creek. Eventually they put in a real sewage system at great expense...