Grey Water Disposal

[MossRoad]

I have never looked. Maybe, some years ago, I recall hearing a horror story. But, it kind of makes sense to me, that salt water would play havoc with the rebar, just like it does on bridges.

But also, what of the effects of the salt on the well-being of the beings that are supposed to live happily in the septic tank.

I just finished cleaning my Piro-Ceram Fireplace Glass in the kitchen sink with high strength Industrial cleaner (A job I always look forward to) and scoop that water out of the sink in a bucket to dispose of it outside. What a pain, but I don't want that chemical in the septic either.

Pretty much everything I read says the saltwater discharge won't hurt the bacteria and good stuff in the septic tank.

 

[4570Man]

If it is forbidden why insist on doing it? Your septic will handle it fine. Please, respect your environment and mine...

And what does it hurt?

 

[ultrarunner]

Not playing Devils Advocate on Grey Water but I do live in a very highly regulated city in a highly regulated State and there is a permit process for residential Grey Water and have been to several homes that have them... with permits.

From Showers to Flowers...

https://greywateraction.org/wp-cont...land-Graywater-Permit-Plan-and-Checklist-.pdf

Friends in Arizona also have it...

http://www.harvestingrainwater.com/wp-content/uploads/Arizona_Greywater_Guidelines_in_English.pdf

 

[MossRoad]

And what does it hurt?

Your wallet if you get caught, for one thing.

Salt water discharged directly on the ground can cause a salt buildup in the soil. Since salt never evaporates, it just concentrates. Only way to get rid of it is to flush it out to somewhere else or remove the soil.

Gray water can contain feces. It's generally illegal to dump feces on the open ground.

Soaps and detergents dumped on the ground can and will get run off into waterways.

There's all kinds of reasons not to do it.

 

[MossRoad]

Not playing Devils Advocate on Grey Water but I do live in a very highly regulated city in a highly regulated State and there is a permit process for residential Grey Water and have been to several homes that have them... with permits.

https://greywateraction.org/wp-cont...land-Graywater-Permit-Plan-and-Checklist-.pdf

You also live in a state with MASSIVE fresh wate issues. They can't afford to waste a drop.

Here, where I live, we are fortunate to have water pretty much everywhere underground. And, in some places, its very close to the surface. I think our well is something like 80' deep, our pump is about 40-50' down, but the water level is only about 20' down. Pretty much every drop of water we take out of the ground goes right back into the aquifer, with the exception of things like lawn irrigation, car washing, etc... which is subject to evaporation. One of the main problems we have around here is that poorly designed and poorly maintained septic systems easily contaminate the aquifer since it's so close to the surface.

 

[4570Man]

Your wallet if you get caught, for one thing.

Salt water discharged directly on the ground can cause a salt buildup in the soil. Since salt never evaporates, it just concentrates. Only way to get rid of it is to flush it out to somewhere else or remove the soil.

Gray water can contain feces. It's generally illegal to dump feces on the open ground.

Soaps and detergents dumped on the ground can and will get run off into waterways.

There's all kinds of reasons not to do it.

Feces in gray water, give me a break. Like maybe as much as one squirrel crap? The soap is going to float to the top of the septic tank and is pretty much free to go out the fill lines. I’m not claiming dumping sewage on the ground is a good idea but it can’t be that big of a deal or farms and wildlife would have ruined the world by now.

 

[MossRoad]

.... it can’t be that big of a deal or farms and wildlife would have ruined the world by now.

Ya think?

Dead zone (ecology) - Wikipedia

 

[Steppenwolfe]

And what does it hurt?

Read the post... The OP said it was forbidden in his county, so why do it?

 

[MossRoad]

Because moonshining is our birthright.

 

[DerbyRunner]

I've read the regulations and know for a fact that grey water disposal anywhere other than a sewer or septic system is forbidden. As far as enforcement, it will only become an issue when the house is eventually sold, which, God willing, won't be until my wife and I are six feet under in our very own "zone of disposal."

You are asking others here to help you break the law? Do you own an oil change franchise as well, and dump the used oil behind the building?

You did not post your jurisdiction but I'm glad you are not my neighbor ... such a thing would not be allowed anywhere near our horse estates.