Can I dump in the curbside sewer?
My new house has a curbside sewer for storm water right by my drive way. This is a public sewer and not connected to my house. I'm guessing its illegal to dump my gray water in there? Any one know for...
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I think a lot of this has to do with WHERE you live. I won't argue that it is most likely illegal in most places but, the impact is not nearly as dire as most of you suggest. In my town, all of the storm drains are tied into the sewer system so all of the storm water gets treated at the local plant before it is released into our river.
Aside from the emotional argument I have little issue with releasing small amounts (very small) of gray (NOT black) water into the street. I always empty my tanks at a station after a camping trip. There are times when I am cleaning a sink or flushing the hot water tank that I will drain a gallon or two of "clean gray" water. I sleep just fine, have not been arrested and all the pets in the neighborhood still have the appropriate number of eyes, ears and tails.
And in my 33 years at my house I have cleaned more smashed squirrels off the pavement than I want to remember. It seems that the rain water than follows hasn't caused any big problems with water quality so I don's see my miniscule amounts of dish soap throwing nature's balance off......much.
If I lived near the coast where rain water drained directly in the ocean I would probably not do this. Of course if I lived where they dumped water that carried oil, animal remains and excrement directly into a river or ocean that would concern me more than the honest RV owner and his gray water.
Aside from the emotional argument I have little issue with releasing small amounts (very small) of gray (NOT black) water into the street. I always empty my tanks at a station after a camping trip. There are times when I am cleaning a sink or flushing the hot water tank that I will drain a gallon or two of "clean gray" water. I sleep just fine, have not been arrested and all the pets in the neighborhood still have the appropriate number of eyes, ears and tails.
And in my 33 years at my house I have cleaned more smashed squirrels off the pavement than I want to remember. It seems that the rain water than follows hasn't caused any big problems with water quality so I don's see my miniscule amounts of dish soap throwing nature's balance off......much.
If I lived near the coast where rain water drained directly in the ocean I would probably not do this. Of course if I lived where they dumped water that carried oil, animal remains and excrement directly into a river or ocean that would concern me more than the honest RV owner and his gray water.
