waste water

"Gary" <galley@otmails.com> wrote in message
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>
> Speaking of which. How much does it cost to empty a portaloo Vs a pump
> out of a fixed toilet?
>
> Just getting into boats and I am appalled at what people are allowed
> to dump in the waters. Wont be swimming again that's for sure.

Are you in the UK? No one is 'allowed' to discharge toilet waste into the
canals and rivers, may still be allowed in some coastal ports though. Grey
water is generally allowed everywhere AFAIK

Paul

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:46:33 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Scott"
<notvalidpmscott@> wrote:

>
>"Gary" <galley@otmails.com> wrote in message
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>>
>> Speaking of which. How much does it cost to empty a portaloo Vs a pump
>> out of a fixed toilet?
>>
>> Just getting into boats and I am appalled at what people are allowed
>> to dump in the waters. Wont be swimming again that's for sure.
>
>Are you in the UK?

yes.

>No one is 'allowed' to discharge toilet waste into the
>canals and rivers, may still be allowed in some coastal ports though. Grey
>water is generally allowed everywhere AFAIK

Why do they allow the toilets to flush into river then? grey water, as
in washing,cleaning water, along with cleaning fluids,waste etc?

"Gary" <galley@otmails.com> wrote in message
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> Speaking of which. How much does it cost to empty a portaloo Vs a pump
> out of a fixed toilet?

Generally speaking;

Portapotty/cassette toilet £0.00
Pump out £10.00-£20.00

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:01:31 -0000, "Dave Mayall"
<dave@research-group.co.uk> wrote:

>"Gary" <galley@otmails.com> wrote in message
>news:h1Pwf.37737$q4.17925@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
>> Speaking of which. How much does it cost to empty a portaloo Vs a pump
>> out of a fixed toilet?
>
>Generally speaking;
>
>Portapotty/cassette toilet ?0.00
>Pump out ?10.00-?20.00
>

Blimey. Portaloo it is then...;-)

"Gary" <galley@otmails.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:46:33 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Scott"
> <notvalidpmscott@> wrote:

>>No one is 'allowed' to discharge toilet waste into the
>>canals and rivers, may still be allowed in some coastal ports though.
>>Grey
>>water is generally allowed everywhere AFAIK
>
> Why do they allow the toilets to flush into river then?

They don't.

> grey water, as
> in washing,cleaning water,

Yes

> along with cleaning fluids,waste etc?

Soaps, detergents, food particles, etc, yes.

"Gary" <galley@otmails.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 14:46:33 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Scott"
> <notvalidpmscott@> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Gary" <galley@otmails.com> wrote in message
>>news:h1Pwf.37737$q4.17925@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>>>
>>> Speaking of which. How much does it cost to empty a portaloo Vs a pump
>>> out of a fixed toilet?
>>>
>>> Just getting into boats and I am appalled at what people are allowed
>>> to dump in the waters. Wont be swimming again that's for sure.
>>
>>Are you in the UK?
>
> yes.
>
>>No one is 'allowed' to discharge toilet waste into the
>>canals and rivers, may still be allowed in some coastal ports though.
>>Grey
>>water is generally allowed everywhere AFAIK
>
> Why do they allow the toilets to flush into river then?

They don't 'allow' it - anyone doing so on BW or EA waters is commiting an
offence -see your licence conditions.

Paul

In article <dq0hc9$3ea$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, Paul
Scott <notvalidpmscott@> writes
>Are you in the UK? No one is 'allowed' to discharge toilet waste into the
>canals and rivers, may still be allowed in some coastal ports though. Grey
>water is generally allowed everywhere AFAIK

True in most places, for most boats.

Not quite true everywhere, though.

Certain types of boat on the Norfolk Broads are allowed to discharge
toilet waste overboard. This may sound awful, but pales into
insignificance against several villages whose sewage *still* goes into
the rivers.

Not so much 'mucking about in boats' as 'boating about in muck', as they
say.

Only swim in the Broads way upstream of any dodgy bits (that's most of
it).

Meanwhile, I am trying to work out how the sailing group I am involved
in can harmonise with the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme requirements, which
include candidates 'being confident swimming in the water with a
bouyancy aid'. :-)
--

Jeremy Nunns
Cambridge
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"Jeremy Nunns" <Jeremy@junk.yours.> wrote in message
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> In article <dq0hc9$3ea$1@nwrdmz02.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com>, Paul
> Scott <notvalidpmscott@> writes
>>Are you in the UK? No one is 'allowed' to discharge toilet waste into the
>>canals and rivers, may still be allowed in some coastal ports though.
>>Grey
>>water is generally allowed everywhere AFAIK
snip
>
> Meanwhile, I am trying to work out how the sailing group I am involved
> in can harmonise with the RYA Youth Sailing Scheme requirements, which
> include candidates 'being confident swimming in the water with a
> bouyancy aid'. :-)

Go to Beccles swimming pool

--
Brian Ancient Order of Sewer Ants

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:51:27 -0000, "Neil Arlidge"
<neil@tuesdaynightclub.co.uk> wrote:

>How do you know?.....have you got your 2" pump working yet? :-)

It's easier to get the boatyard to do it: then their hose, not mine,
gets dirty. We successfully pumped it out one year after its last
discharge. All the contents were passed by the management.

bjg

On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 21:38:54 -0000, "Neil Arlidge"
<neil@tuesdaynightclub.co.uk> wrote:

>Harefield have a rather super new ex-local authority drain sucker lorry that
>they use for pump-outs and yes, they have collapsed one boats toilet tank,
>that had a faulty breather!

Who got the job of cleaning that lot up?

bjg