Gray water: tenters dump it, so why can't I?
First, we don't dump anything on the ground. Period. It is illegal, and that settles it for me. But -- here is the issue -- SHOULD it be illegal in all settings? Tent campers certainly do dump g...
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There ARE areas in BLM land that says NO gray water dumping.....at Quartzsite, AZ is one example. It doesn't matter if you're in an RV or tenting. Although I do believe some of those tenters were dumping. I can understand why you shouldn't dump making puddles....otherwise, most of the plants could use it!!!!! And I read an article recently that discussed saving the gray water in your home and using it to water your plants....THAT was a positive thing!
As for backpackers......TRUE STORY: Our friend had hiked up the Snake River, near Hell's Canyon Dam. He had been fishing and was in the process of cleaning his fish......and throwing the guts into the river. Some backpackers came by and gave him a riot act about "polluting the river". He ignored them. About 2 hours later a huge forest fire started up. Ironically, and sadly, those very same backpackers had decided rather than carry it out, they would burn it --- toilet paper and all. The forest was particular dry..... Now THEY did more damage than him dumping fish waste in the river for the catfish to eat!!! Oh..another blip in this. If you have a fishing license from Oregon, you are not supposed to dump fish waste into the river.....if your license is from Idaho, you are SUPPOSED to dump the fish waste in the river ---- the VERY SAME RIVER!!!!!!
Now -- after reading this, do you understand why you won't get a sane answer to your question????????
As for backpackers......TRUE STORY: Our friend had hiked up the Snake River, near Hell's Canyon Dam. He had been fishing and was in the process of cleaning his fish......and throwing the guts into the river. Some backpackers came by and gave him a riot act about "polluting the river". He ignored them. About 2 hours later a huge forest fire started up. Ironically, and sadly, those very same backpackers had decided rather than carry it out, they would burn it --- toilet paper and all. The forest was particular dry..... Now THEY did more damage than him dumping fish waste in the river for the catfish to eat!!! Oh..another blip in this. If you have a fishing license from Oregon, you are not supposed to dump fish waste into the river.....if your license is from Idaho, you are SUPPOSED to dump the fish waste in the river ---- the VERY SAME RIVER!!!!!!
Now -- after reading this, do you understand why you won't get a sane answer to your question????????
