HELP ME UNDERSTAND

Oasisbob wrote:
Finally got a reservation at Champoeg state park here in Oregon. Two loops in this park. B loop open year round. A loop closed 10/31 to march. I am told drainage field for dump station & sewer is in need of repairs so NO dump at that facility. I see 3 rigs camping in closed A loop including one camp host. I see several rigs hooked up to sewer right next to signs saying not to. I am told by camp host it is a lack of funding of new dump drain field that caused dump station closure. In part due to toilot chemicals killing off the old enzymes. The reserve america site shows A loop as closed. The stats show A loop could be generating weekend revenue if it were not closed. What am I missing here? I ended up beinging two tanks of gray/black water home to dump somewhere today. Place state referred me to was backed up big time.

I see this all the time. Forest Service campgrounds with no hookups, but I get there and the host is hooked up to water and sewer. Hey Man! That ain't fair, dude!

If you stop and think about it a little, letting the host and perhaps a couple of other employees use the sewer is a lot different than opening up the entire loop to customers. They said it needs maintenance or repair, but that doesn't mean it cannot handle a handful of rigs. As far as the lack of maintenance, that's just government at work, doing what they do best, as little as possible using as much resource as they can justify.