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Holding Tanks
I know this is a stupid question, but I will ask it anyway. Can anyone
tell me what is being done in the so called "NO DISHCHARGE ZONES" with gray water? If nothing can be legally discharged, how big of a holding tank does a 57' boat with a draft of 7' need to be? I've heard that most of the gulf coast marina's pump out stations can handle boats with less than a 5-6' draft. Are there pump out boats that come to you? Do you have to go out of the 3 mile limit to dump your tank? Any information I can get will help. I need to get the tanks in before I can put in the engine. |
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No discharge zones mean that you can't use a Lectrasan or any type I
unit that treats and discharges. All black water (toilet waste) must go to a holding tank. Grey water discharge is fine... you don't need a tank for that. |
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Keith wrote:
No discharge zones mean that you can't use a Lectrasan or any type I unit that treats and discharges. All black water (toilet waste) must go to a holding tank. Grey water discharge is fine... you don't need a tank for that. Maybe my memory is failing. . . I sail a race out of Chicago a while ago, and I thought I remembered the gray water drained into a tank. |
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Leonard wrote:
I know this is a stupid question, but I will ask it anyway. Can anyone tell me what is being done in the so called "NO DISHCHARGE ZONES" with gray water? If nothing can be legally discharged, how big of a holding tank does a 57' boat with a draft of 7' need to be? Gray water can legally go directly overboard in all US waters except for a few landlocked inland lakes...the only coastal waters in which gray water--and bilge water too--cannot go overboard are some very small parts of the FL Keys National Marine Sanctuary, where you can't anchor either. I've heard that most of the gulf coast marina's pump out stations can handle boats with less than a 5-6' draft. Are there pump out boats that come to you? Do you have to go out of the 3 mile limit to dump your tank? Below Tampa Bay, the "3 mile limit" in the Gulf has been extended to 9 miles. However, the Keys and Destin Harbor are the only "no discharge" waters in the whole Gulf...the discharge of treated waste from the CG certified Type I or II MSD is legal everywhere else. So if you want to avoid the pumpout/dump hassle altogether, you may want to consider adding an Electro Scan (new name for the newest version of the Lectra/San, introduced last fall) or PuraSan to your system. I wouldn't recommend eliminating a tank altogether, but you can certainly go with a LOT smaller tank that you'll only have to use if/when you visit the Keys or Destin Harbor. -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books...ku=90&cat=1304 |
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Jim wrote:
Maybe my memory is failing. . . I sail a race out of Chicago a while ago, and I thought I remembered the gray water drained into a tank. It may have...but there's no legal requirement that says it had to. -- Peggie ---------- Peggie Hall Specializing in marine sanitation since 1987 Author "Get Rid of Boat Odors - A Guide To Marine Sanitation Systems and Other Sources of Aggravation and Odor" http://shop.sailboatowners.com/books...ku=90&cat=1304 |
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