CRT Short "Wet Waste" Survey

[ditchcrawler]

1 hour ago, LadyG said:

 

The separators would put urine in a bucket for disposal in to Elsan, at best. 

That should read SHOULD not would. Lots water the hedge with it

[Momac]

5 hours ago, Alan de Enfield said:

Greece

In Greece the regulations relating to discharges and pollution make a holding tank a practical necessity although we are not aware of them being a legal requirement as yet. Caution should also be exerted with grey water in Greece

Chartered a yacht in the Ionian in 2018.

It had small holding tanks which only just enough to last a day or so. We dumped that once out of harbour but some others in harbour were not so courteous.

No grey water tank.

These  were modern boats .

 

Back at home the  discharge of sewage from a vessel to the river is mandated by law , as you are aware.

 

[Jerra]

1 minute ago, MartynG said:

Chartered a yacht in the Ionian in 2018.

It had small holding tanks which only just enough to last a day or so. We dumped that once out of harbour but some others in harbour were not so courteous.

No grey water tank.

These  were modern boats .

 

Back at home the  discharge of sewage from a vessel to the river is mandated by law , as you are aware.

 

Which says oodles about the UK environment laws IMO.

[LadyG]

7 minutes ago, MartynG said:

Chartered a yacht in the Ionian in 2018.

It had small holding tanks which only just enough to last a day or so. We dumped that once out of harbour but some others in harbour were not so courteous.

No grey water tank.

These  were modern boats .

 

Back at home the  discharge of sewage from a vessel to the river is mandated by law , as you are aware.

 

You do realise that most water treatment works often get overloaded and discharge direct to rivers. This has been the case forever, but now should be recorded. 

I've seen barges discharging direct, pure lazyness. 

Edited December 22, 2021 by LadyG

[Alan de Enfield]

20 minutes ago, LadyG said:

You do realise that most water treatment works often get overloaded and discharge direct to rivers. This has been the case forever, but now should be recorded. 

I've seen barges discharging direct, pure lazyness. 

 

You do realise that it is quite normal (and legal) for boats to discharge 'black water' into Rivers (unless specific By-Laws have been passed) as boats are exempt from the discharge regulations :

 

Section 3(2)(b)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Momac]

31 minutes ago, LadyG said:

You do realise that most water treatment works often get overloaded and discharge direct to rivers. This has been the case forever, but now should be recorded. 

 

Yes . Some outfalls are more obvious than others. All discharge water whether over loaded or not of course.

All the more concerning to see peole swimming in the river.

[Detling]

On 22/12/2021 at 17:56, David Mack said:

 

Fluid category 3

 

Fluid which represents a slight health hazard because of the concentration of substances of low toxicity, including any fluid which contains–

(a)ethylene glycol, copper sulphate solution or similar chemical additives, or

(b)sodium hypochlorite (chloros and common disinfectants).

So cider beer and wine come under category 3. Interesting.