Dumping Tanks in an Empty Full Service Site
Last week I was staying in a full service site in a national park. The park has hundreds of sites, only about a third of which are full service. The rest of the park shares 2 dump stations which are a...
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troubledwaters wrote:Apparently the only thing you ever see is greed. There can never be an explanation for anything that doesn't trace back to money. I suppose that would be the case if continual dumping did overwhelm a system since the remedy would cost money. Thankfully even though I was unaware that every action I take is only predicated on financial concerns it has worked out since I have avoided many of those problems. Or, to quote Gordon Gekko: "Greed is good, Greed works!"westernrvparkowner wrote:This is the real basis of your point of view. All the stuff about drain fields, percolation tests, and multiple dumps in rapid fashion was just smoke and mirrors. It was all about the few extra bucks next time.
There may actually be a business reason behind having customers stand in line and wait for the dump station. Maybe the next time those same customers will value their time more than the few bucks extra it costs to rent a full hookup site...
As for whether or not septic systems can process an unlimited amount of waste, Use your own septic system or find a friend or relative with one and have a half dozen RVs dump into the cleanout one after another. Bet that will make you change your tune.
