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Hondavalk
Mar 04, 2016Explorer II
evy wrote:2oldman wrote:evy wrote:You better buckle up.. it may get rough in here.
When I can dump the gray water on the ground I simply remove the plug from the drain inside the pump's temporary tank, the water is drained so the pump never comes on.
ok?
Just so you know here is Ohio's code
1501:41-9-07 Trailer plumbing requirements.
No person shall operate or bring into any camping area, any vehicle used for camping, and having plumbing fixtures with provision for outside drainage, which does not include
suitable, non-spilling holding tank which will not overflow and being connected with leak-proof couplings to a drain(s) that is controllable and will not allow any contents to be drained except into suitable park drainage facilities. It shall be permissible for drain(s) from the sink, wash basin, and shower to be drained into a suitable external holding device of a capacity of at least five gallons provided such device is not spilled, overflowed, or drained onto a campsite Any waste water disposed of at a state park shall be disposed of in an approved and marked park facility.
Effective: 12/15/2014
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 09/29/2014 and 12/15/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 1541.03
Rule Amplifies: 1541.01, 1541.03, 1541.09
Prior Effective Dates: 6/14/75, 7/1/80
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Regulations at US National Forests
General Rules For National Forests
CAMPING
Camper holding tanks may only be emptied into approved designated facilities. Many campgrounds in the Forest are not equipped with dump stations, so you may have to travel to nearby communities to find an approved dump station.
Graywater from individual campsites, in small quantities, may be disposed of in the toilet facilities or else taken away from the campground and dispersed on the ground over a wide area.
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