Peggy

Thanks! That's a good link, and it shows Lake Superior as exempt, but I
don't know that I'll be heading up that way. Maybe Sault St. Marie, but
that's not quite Superior, so a holding tank does still look like my only
bet for now. Well, for then anyway. ;-)

I'll look for the DIY magazine (I think I've seen it at Home Depot and
Menard's) and will probably get your book just because. :-D

--
Karin Conover-Lewis
Fair and Balanced since 1959
klc dot lewis at centurytel dot net


"Peggie Hall" wrote in message
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Karin Conover-Lewis wrote:
I would really like to install an electrasan or other treatment system,
but
as near as I can tell ALL of Lake Michigan and Green Bay have been
declared
"No Discharge Zones" by Wisconsin and Michigan -- probably others of the
Great Lakes as well.

I'm afraid that's true...all the Great Lakes are "no discharge"--in fact
have been so longer than there have been any US marine sanitation laws,
under an agreement with Canada. So till you leave there for coastal
waters, you're stuck with a holding tank.

I seriously dislike the idea of discharging into the
lakes, and understand that it's not legal to do so even though a whole
lot
of folks do so anyway.

That's one of the major problems with "no discharge"...several studies
indicate that more people are dumping holding tanks illegally than are
pumping out. Some have no choice due to lack of pumpout facilities--none
within miles, or they're inaccessible, not working or closed...some just
don't care. Yet those who are determined to shove "no discharge" down
our throats don't seem to realize that the raw sewage and chemical
holding tank products in just ONE illegally dumped holding tank has more
negative impact on the environment than a 1,000 boats discharging
treated waste from a Type I or II MSD in the same area.

My boat will probably be on the hard until next year
anyway, so it's not an immediate concern, and it won't be on the Great
Lakes
forever, but I'd sure appreciate any tips you can give me on this topic.
If
it's in your book, I can obtain it. ;-)

I'd love it if you bought my book, and it does include chapters that
explain US marine sanitation laws, and lists the most popular Type I and
II MSDs and explains how they work...AND how to eliminate holding tank
odor...but I don't think you need it till your boat goes back into the
water.

Meanwhile, the EPA maintains a list of all the "no discharge"
waters...it's at
http://www.epa.gov/owow/oceans/regul...vsdnozone.html

And if you want more detailed information about the advantages of
onboard treatment, email me...I have a large and growing collection of
articles and research reports. You might also pick up a copy of the next
issue of DIY magazine when it comes out...it'll cost you a lot less than
my book.

--
Peggie
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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://69.20.93.241/store/customer/p...40&cat=&page=1