RV association

rockhillmanor wrote:

Bob Vaughn wrote:
Why with all the RV's being built and sold and all the tv advertising to take to the open road little to nothing is being done to build more campgrounds to use them in. Especially in the south...

The one BIG reason you don't see new CG's popping up all over is all the extensive environmental laws in place.

Just about anyone can buy land, call it a CG and put in electrical shore stations.
BUT now a days getting a permit for the septic/sewage lines is almost next to impossible.

Land use that includes that many hookups for septic/sewer use are not allowed in most places. Even if it is allowed the owner still has to apply for sewage/septic permits.

Sewage/septic Permit requests are usually shot down by county building and zoning depart and the local residents when it comes time to vote on allowing the permit.

Before you even get to the NIMBY crowd you have to wade through exactly what you say.......Getting Sewage Permits, that is if you can get through the general zoning requirements to begin with where the NIMBYs will come into play, a vicious circle of never ending applications, hearings, applications, etc . Most jurisdictions are not going to permit you to put in a septic system for a campground, it's going to need to be an independently owned plant, or tying into an existing municipally operated plant that may or may not have excess capacity. There are plenty of places where a single sewer tap is uber expensive, and you'll pay that tap fee X how ever many sites you intend to have.

Not only will you be dealing with the local municipality but also your state DCNR, The EPA, and most likely the Army Corp of Engineers if one drop of any discharge ends up in a waterway they administer, which is almost all of them.