Gray water dump

CAL. HSC CODE § 117555 : California Code - Section 117555 -
http://codes.lp.findlaw.com/cacode/HSC/1/d104/13/4/6/s117555#sthash.VPZjwyBb.dpuf

Then try the above;
However some people will find excuses for poor sanitation practices any time they can.

darsben wrote:
California Health & Safety Code
Defininition of Graywater
17922.12. (a) For the purposes of this section, "graywater" means
untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet
discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or
unhealthy bodily wastes, and does not present a threat from
contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating
wastes. "Graywater" includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers,
bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs,
but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.

Not sure what intent you meant for this, but you have to read the first few words and then you have to read all of the section you are quoting from. "For the purposes of this section.." This is a definition of graywater that applies to this one law. This one law is dealing with construction of buildings and specifically creating buildings that have both a graywater and a blackwater waste system. Then the graywater would be used for things such as landscape irrigation, while the blackwater would go to the waste water treatment plant.

Basically, this definition has nothing to do with RV's.

California Health & Safety Code
Defininition of Graywater
17922.12. (a) For the purposes of this section, "graywater" means
untreated wastewater that has not been contaminated by any toilet
discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or
unhealthy bodily wastes, and does not present a threat from
contamination by unhealthful processing, manufacturing, or operating
wastes. "Graywater" includes wastewater from bathtubs, showers,
bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines, and laundry tubs,
but does not include wastewater from kitchen sinks or dishwashers.

RayChez wrote:
Never seen that sign at Kennedy Meadows, if we are talking about the same place. The only Kennedy Meadows I know is a place where we used to deer hunt just a few more miles in at Mananchee Meadows. If the NP see you dumping they can give you a ticket and a stiff fine. Kennedy Meadows in Kern County, California. Off 395, drive up nine mile canyon.

The one I'm referring to is on 108 which is listed in my post.

Never seen that sign at Kennedy Meadows, if we are talking about the same place. The only Kennedy Meadows I know is a place where we used to deer hunt just a few more miles in at Mananchee Meadows. If the NP see you dumping they can give you a ticket and a stiff fine. Kennedy Meadows in Kern County, California. Off 395, drive up nine mile canyon.

weathershak wrote:

msmith1199 wrote:

seattlefirervr wrote:
It constantly blows my mind that campgrounds allow this. My best guess is that it's irrigation for them. Anyone that thinks this is ok, with exception of an outside shower or separate gray water shower (separate from galley)dump, is insane. Gray water, most often, smells just as awful as black, I believe it's pure laziness that you would think dumping this on the ground is acceptable. They have portable tanks for sale if you fail to conserve. Use them.

Insane? Really?

I guess I am insane.

Me too

Executive wrote:
In certain State and County campgrounds in CALIFORNIA, which probably has the most restrictions of any State in the Union, dumping your grey water is not only allowed, it's encouraged. For those stating it's ILLEGAL, I say, I'm from Missouri, Show me.....and I don't think any RVr generates 250-400 Gallons per DAY...so that doesn't apply.

As posted above, If it's not prohibited by the CG rules, I don't have an issue with letting it trickle in the bushes...if that makes me insane, call the white coat folks......:W....Dennis

Yup! I was at a campground up near Kennedy Meadows on 108 where they had signs that asked you to dump your gray water into buckets and use it to water the small trees in the area.

What Dennis said! Some of us seem to get high and mighty sometimes, but what do we think people that tent camp do? As for NF campgrounds, and State parks both have waste water drains setup though the grounds, just for that purpose. The waste water drains are just holes 3 foot deep, filled with gravel. If there any odor around these waste water drains? When we were just kids, we would go camping, as a family, without a tent. Rich people had tents, and we were not rich. Most of the camping spots we went to did not have water, or bathroom facilities, we just dug a hole on the other side of a log, and hung it over to do our business. Of course we covered it up when full, or we left.

Since you're from South Carolina, I just checked and it's illegal to dump gray water.

One of our 'duties' while volunteering for a national park was to go to each roadside faucet in the campground because water wasn't draining - just leaving puddles. We had to dig the soil/rocks down a foot to remove hair, toothpaste, garbage and grease and replace the soil with new. This is from folks washing their hair, brushing teeth and doing dishes at the spigots - even when there's a sign at the spigots stating not to do so. It was a disgusting job!! So think twice before dumping gray water. It does make a difference.

Yes, water from kitchen sinks has been shown to include harmful levels of bacteria that water from bathroom sinks and tubs does not include. They suspect that small food particles become stuck in kitchen traps, rot, and result in the growth of unhealthy levels of bad bacteria.

One of the other cornerstones of legal gray water use is not to store it, then dump, but rather to drain it out on a regular basis.

For both of these reasons, many RVers would find themselves on the "wrong" side of the law when it comes to gray water.

Lynn

darsben wrote:
THE PDF even states Kitchen sink water is NOT considered gray water so you cannot legally dump RV "grey water" as it does not meet the New Mexico definition of grey water