Can I dump in the curbside sewer?

LarryJM wrote:

wmoses wrote:

Heavy Metal Doctor wrote:
Just gray water? Full of basic natural substances with a little mild cleaning stuff mixed in (hand and dish soap)...Think about what washes into a storm drain -- automotive chemicals and all forms of plant and animal matter along with soap from people washing cars...you decide....not saying it's legal, but I am saying some common sense can answer the question.

Thanks for making this point regarding the ridiculousness of the ordinances that prevents this from happening. I can understand black water but prohibiting gray water is dumb when there is no control on any of the other stuff you mentioned and did not mention but which are not prohibited.

Yep things have really come full circle. We lived in Calif and during the drought in the late 70's we were encouraged to use left over bath, sink and clothes water to water our plants outside.

Personally, I think a lot of the current laws have to do with the "DEGREE" factor when it comes to what we are calling "GREY WATER". You open the door just a little and then it's open to interpertation and individuals, businesses get involved and what was a potential issue not significant because of limited impact, becomes HUGE and a problem that can't be allowed.


Larry

There are some contributing to this thread that don't understand non-point source pollution.
On page 2 of this thread is a link to Milwaukee's regulations and suggestions about storm water drainage and what folks should do to help eliminate the pollution of the storm water.
All of the runoff items listed in the above quotes are mentioned as controllable and ways to deal with them. It is not "ridiculous" to try and control these pollutants and to educate people about what they can do to eliminate them.
At the end of one article on that linked site, there is a phone number to call in Milwaukee if a citizen has questions.