Gray Water?

[Boyntonstu]

[font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Council Asks Carriage Drivers to Clean Up Pee[/font]
[font=Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif]POSTED BY BIANCA PHILLIPS ON TUE, SEP 20, 2011 AT 10:54 AM[/font]
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Horse carriage drivers in Memphis are already required to clean up manure, but the Memphis City Council's Public Safety Committee passed an ordinance this morning that would require drivers to clean up horse urine as well.
Councilwoman Janis Fullilove asked if drivers would be required to carry a bucket of water and physically scrub the urine off of streets. But she was told other cities use a deodorizing solution that can be sprayed onto puddles of urine.
It wasn't made clear if drivers would have to stop in the middle of a tour to clean or if they'd only be required to clean up urine when carriages are parked along Beale Street and in front of the Peabody Place Hotel. The ordinance must pass three readings before it becomes law.[/font]

 

[BradKW]

An undermounted 5 gal gray tank is the obvious solution...

 

[Boyntonstu]

An undermounted 5 gal gray tank is the obvious solution...

Can you dump it on the street like a horse or your dogs and cats?

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

There isn't any universally excepted rule when it comes to grey water. The rules change from state to state, county to county and park to park. Just have to check the rules for the area you are in.

 

[Wabbit]

When I get back to the Az later this fall, I am going to see what it takes to "evaporate" grey water. Anyone with any experience in trying this?

I don't imagine I could evaporate it all, but if it simple enough and doesn't take up too much room, it will be worth it to lessen the grey water I do dispose of.

 

[Cammalu]

Evaporate? Doesn't it just go into the ground? All my gray from my house gets run out onto the ground.


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[Wabbit]

...Evaporate? Doesn't it just go into the ground? All my gray from my house gets run out onto the ground...

Well, sometimes it might...(accidentally of course). But when camping certain areas, there's laws\rules against that(or at least thats my understanding). Because I guess dish soap, shampoo, and hand soap could wreck the environment and kill everything in a 50 mile radius. Also, some people really take it personal if they see you dumping out a half full 5 gallon bucket of dish water onto the ground(for the above mentioned reasons).

 

[Boyntonstu]

Well, sometimes it might...(accidentally of course). But when camping certain areas, there's laws\rules against that(or at least thats my understanding). Because I guess dish soap, shampoo, and hand soap could wreck the environment and kill everything in a 50 mile radius. Also, some people really take it personal if they see you dumping out a half full 5 gallon bucket of dish water onto the ground(for the above mentioned reasons).

A dripping valve as you drive down the road would appear to be A/C condensate.

 

[BradKW]

Add a mister head to the leaky valve and presto, instant evaporator

 

[Cammalu]

Well, sometimes it might...(accidentally of course). But when camping certain areas, there's laws\rules against that(or at least thats my understanding). Because I guess dish soap, shampoo, and hand soap could wreck the environment and kill everything in a 50 mile radius. Also, some people really take it personal if they see you dumping out a half full 5 gallon bucket of dish water onto the ground(for the above mentioned reasons).

I have to cut the grass where my gray comes out three times more often than the non grey watered grass. I also have a gazillion giant nightcrawlers living all around there. If I do get a puddle out there I end up with lots of frogs. Even saw a small snapping turtle in there once. So much for poisoning the ground.

 

[Wabbit]

...So much for poisoning the ground...

I am not one to think grey water(in moderation) is much of a hazard to the environment. I am sure there are exceptions, but common sense should let one know when its not a good idea. Saying that, the less I get hassled by an overzealous camp host, or it is actually the law in some places, I don't want to get a lecture\ticket over it. That drip nozzle\mister is a very cool idea.

 

[Boyntonstu]

I am not one to think grey water(in moderation) is much of a hazard to the environment. I am sure there are exceptions, but common sense should let one know when its not a good idea. Saying that, the less I get hassled by an overzealous camp host, or it is actually the law in some places, I don't want to get a lecture\ticket over it. That drip nozzle\mister is a very cool idea.

That drip nozzle\mister is a very cool idea, especially in the rain.

 

[bigsallysmom]

It's more than just water. It's food scraps, oils, soaps and any other chemicals used or washed off. It attracts animals.
Letting it drip on the road? You'd be contributing to a slicker surface. It doesn't bode well at stop lights. The residue will be thrown up onto and underside vehicles. This would include mobile dwellings.

 

[TrainChaser]

I think I've had that stuff flying onto my windshield on the freeway. There are enough gravel turnouts in America that you could drain it there.

 

[highdesertranger]

in some areas it's legal to dump grey water, in other places it is illegal. I have never seen a campground were it's legal to dump your grey water on the ground. you better know the laws for the area you are in before you dump your grey water. highdesertranger

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Also, some areas consider dish water grey water, other areas consider it sewage.  Big difference in fines if caught.

-- Spiff

 

[Boyntonstu]

Also, some areas consider dish water grey water, other areas consider it sewage.  Big difference in fines if caught.

-- Spiff

Tons of road kill are ground up every day on the  highways.

A little bit of gray water should not have any measurable effect.

Everyday in the U.S., 190 million motor vehicles hit the road, and one million animals get hit by motor vehicles. That's counting cars, buses, motorbikes, and trucks, but not ATVs, snowmobiles and other off-road vehicles. The figure includes mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, but not insects and bugs, who somehow never count.

 

[highdesertranger]

it really doesn't matter that you think road kill excuses grey water dumping. it's what the law says. we don't want to encourage people breaking the law. highdesertranger

 

[bullfrog]

Some of the burning man people are putting it through a paint strainer and using it in home made swamp coolers to cool and get rid of any thing that doesn't go in the trash. If your in low humidity areas and it's hot might help. In my case I might add some food coloring (not blue Camalu) and some extra soap and make a bubble machine!

 

[TrainChaser]

A while back I wondered what would happen if you mixed the glow-stuff in those tubes with bubble solution. Would the bubbles glow in the dark?