GL: Am I pumping raw water?

[John & Judy Gill]

AMEN, AMEN & AMEN.

What you have described is clearly the difference between Liberals  
and Conservatives.

Let's not legislate ourselves out of Boating for the sake of  
protecting the environment. Brushing ones teeth, washing our faces  
and taking a shower or washing the dishes while at anchor or in a  
marina is not going to destroy our ecological system anytime soon.

John

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On Jun 5, 2007, at 7:42 PM, Dave Tuls wrote:

> Rex--I'm not sure I  understand why you think that galley waste  
> should not
> be discharged.  It's true we discharge vegetable oils, bacon  
> grease, beef
> fat and other sundry greases and oils, but I don't believe they  
> "contaminate
> the environment".    One dead whale in a salt water environment, or  
> several
> dead fresh water fish (or animals) in a fresh water environment would
> certainly deposit sundry greases and oils as they have since the world
> began.  I'm all for protecting the environment, but not for  
> preserving it
> from man.
>
> Dave Tuls
> Perfect Timing
> Grand Haven, MI
> Waiting to continue the loop (did Florida to Grand Haven  '04)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rex Miller" <rexwmiller@gmail.com>
> To: "Brent Hodges" <vbhodges@cableone.net>
> Cc: <great-loop@lists.samurai.com>
> Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: GL: Am I pumping raw water?
>
>
>> While I was in Florida attending the surveying course we went to  
>> several
>> boat building facilities that installed commercial grade food  
>> disposal
>> units
>> in the galley sink discharges so that the waste could be ground fine
>> enough
>> to be able for an owner to discharge it without visible evidence.
>> However,
>> unless large amounts of dish liquid are included in the discharge
>> vegetable
>> oils, bacon grease, beef fat and other sundry greases and oils  
>> still float
>> and contaminate the environment.
>>
>> I do not contest the fact that municipalities, like Milwaukee and  
>> Chicago,
>> discharge millions of gallons of raw sewerage when ever the storm  
>> sewers
>> over flow the treatment plants.  Nobody ever said the world was or  
>> would
>> be
>> fair.
>>
>> Avoiding Ludington
>> I happen to agree that galley waste should not be discharged and  
>> Ludington
>> provides very good alternative dish washing facilities the are  
>> easier to
>> use
>> than the average galley sink on most vessels I survey.
>> I suspect we will see the day when grey water has to be handled  
>> the same
>> way
>> black water is today.
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