This weekend as I transporting gear to the car from the usual w/e away I
noticed a powerboat running a small pump discharging what seemed to be
sewage in the marina. I made a loud cough but said nothing else. As I
walked along the pier I became annoyed with myself for not doing
anything else. It is prohibited to discharge untreated sewage within 500
m of shore -so what would you do?

Cheers

"MC" wrote in message
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This weekend as I transporting gear to the car from the usual w/e away I
noticed a powerboat running a small pump discharging what seemed to be
sewage in the marina. I made a loud cough but said nothing else. As I
walked along the pier I became annoyed with myself for not doing
anything else. It is prohibited to discharge untreated sewage within 500
m of shore -so what would you do?

I suspect that your waters are very clean.

Is there a good reason why the discharge of raw sewage is prohibited?





Regards


Donal
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Donal asked: Is there a good reason why the discharge of raw sewage is =
prohibited?

Good gravy, Doanl...that's disgusting. Kids swim in our marina. We =
swim off our mooring. We fish off our boat and the kids at the Yacht =
Club fish off the docks. You want to go slogging around in someone =
else's fresh excrement be my guest, but keep it over in GB.


--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

"katysails" wrote in message
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Donal asked: Is there a good reason why the discharge of raw sewage is
prohibited?

Good gravy, Doanl...that's disgusting. Kids swim in our marina. We swim
off our mooring. We fish off our boat and the kids at the Yacht Club fish
off the docks. You want to go slogging around in someone else's fresh
excrement be my guest, but keep it over in GB.


Ah! Nobody swims in our marina. Also, I never use the boat's head in
any marina either, apart from occasional liquid discharge in one of the
large French marinas, where the shoreside facilities are locked after 23:00
..

My question was genuine. Swimmers are a good reason to ban any discharge.

It is also possible that I see things a bit differently because we have a
good tidal range here. Most of the marinas that I visit have a complete
change of water twice a day.

I'm guessing here, but I'd say that 80% of the water gets replaced in
Portsmouth Harbour on a spring tide. Many of the French harbours dry
completely!



Regards

Donal
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Donal wrote:

Many of the French harbours dry
completely!



May French harbours are spoiled by the presence of
French female body hair, still attached to said bodies, yes?

Cheers
Marty

MC asked: what would you do?

I would have said something like "Excuse me, but it is illegal to pump =
your sewage here. If you don't stop immediately, I will repoirt you to =
the nearest authoity" Then I would plyg the holes made in my boat and =
go report the a-hole.

--=20
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

"katysails" answered:
MC asked: what would you do?

I would have said something like "Excuse me, but it is illegal to pump
your sewage here. If you don't stop immediately, I will repoirt you to
the nearest authoity" Then I would plyg the holes made in my boat and
go report the a-hole.

I'll essentially ditto Katy. Tell him to stop. Stay and watch. If he
does, ok. If not, report him.

Frank

Several people have been busted in our marina for doing just that sort
of thing. I will neither confirm nor deny reporting them.

"MC" wrote in message
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This weekend as I transporting gear to the car from the usual w/e away I
noticed a powerboat running a small pump discharging what seemed to be
sewage in the marina. I made a loud cough but said nothing else. As I
walked along the pier I became annoyed with myself for not doing
anything else. It is prohibited to discharge untreated sewage within 500
m of shore -so what would you do?

Cheers

loudly, within his earshot report him on my cellphone.
"MC" wrote in message
...
This weekend as I transporting gear to the car from the usual w/e away I
noticed a powerboat running a small pump discharging what seemed to be
sewage in the marina. I made a loud cough but said nothing else. As I
walked along the pier I became annoyed with myself for not doing
anything else. It is prohibited to discharge untreated sewage within 500
m of shore -so what would you do?

Cheers

On Mon, 12 Jan 2004 10:03:15 +1300, MC wrote this
crap:

This weekend as I transporting gear to the car from the usual w/e away I
noticed a powerboat running a small pump discharging what seemed to be
sewage in the marina. I made a loud cough but said nothing else. As I
walked along the pier I became annoyed with myself for not doing
anything else. It is prohibited to discharge untreated sewage within 500
m of shore -so what would you do?

You sure it was sewage? It might have been bilgewater, or something
out of his cooler. Did you smell it?




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